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It's a jungle out there, but a funny one
Trevor Kelly has been banned from ever working at Disneyland, or any park contracted with Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck or Indiana Jones, for that matter.
The story behind why he can't work there anymore seems right out of a Disney screwball comedy starring Dean Jones. Following a storied tradition of employees pulling pranks on the final day at work, Kelly dressed up as Indiana Jones, stole the magic lamp during a performance of the musical "Aladdin" – halting the show at the happiest place on earth.
Kelly was a skipper on Disneyland's Jungle Cruise, a popular ride featuring a wacky group of "captains" with a penchant for puns and a drive for growing skills beyond their narration on the fake river with the mechanized wildlife that fill their days. Skippers have gone on to start movie studios, win Oscars and perform at the Comedy Store.
A couple of times a year, Kelly and other alums perform the "Skipper Show," cracking wise with their own stand-up routines.
Like Kelly's flamboyant exit that he says led to the ban, the "Skipper Show" pushes boundaries of the Walt Disney faithful. A routine by Joey Hurley, showing how wonderful a world it would not have been if Walt had tipped the bottle on camera, raised some eyebrows and drew nervous laughter from an audience over the weekend at the Southern California DeMolay center in Anaheim.
It was all in fun and for a good cause. This month's show was a fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fullerton, the hosting Disneyland Alumni Club's chosen charity this year.
That aspiring Steve Martins or Andy Kaufmans might end up on the Jungle Cruise is no surprise. The Jungle Cruise is a classroom for stand-up comedy, conducted every eight minutes during a typical Disneyland day. The "Skipper Show" helped launch a stand-up career for Kip Hart, who began landing gigs at the Improv, the Comedy Store and other clubs around Southern California. He continues to work as a skipper during the day.
"You're working under the toughest audiences every day on that ride for eight hours a day," Hart said.
Sometimes, their sense of humor can go overboard. Skippers on the Jungle Cruise are notorious for last-day pranks at the park.
Some have dressed up the mechanical natives in bikinis – or undressed them. But Kelly's last bow in 2001 went too far for his bosses.
The skippers had a friendly competition with the talent at nearby attractions, "Aladdin – The Musical Spectacular" and the Indiana Jones Adventure, next to Jungle Cruise, which has been running since the park opened in 1955.
Kelly dressed up as Indiana Jones and burst onto the stage mid-performance.
"This belongs in a museum," Kelly screamed, as he snatched the lantern, striking the stunned actors silent.
The video of Kelly's show-stopper has become a highlight for "Skipper Show" audiences. Kelly planned the scheme for weeks, arranging for the practical jokes to be recorded.
He even had a decoy Indy waiting on Main Street to distract any possible security. He mapped out security cameras, trying to avoid them.
David Marley, a former skipper and history professor at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, teaches a summer-term History of Disneyland class. He started the "Skipper Show" in Anaheim in 2005, and it soon regularly began selling out.
Jeff Wheeler, a 26-year cast member, gets plenty of material from still working at the park.
"I moved to maintenance recently, and after being the old veteran on the Jungle Cruise, I became the new young guy in maintenance," Wheeler told the audience. "I went from hearing stories about people staying up all night at a party, to guys staying in bed all night without having to pee."
The Jungle Cruise allows comedians to work on timing and reading a crowd.
"The crowd will tell you what's funny," Hart said. "You have to know how to listen to them."
Disneyland provides some of the toughest comedy crowds on earth. Club comics may get drunken hecklers. Skippers get teenagers, crying babies, people for whom English is a second language and crowds that have been waiting in long lines on hot summer days.
Kelly and Hurley have headlined every "Skipper Show" since it opened.
Hurley said he once held the record for most visitor compliments on the Jungle Cruise.
Kelly had a more dubious tenure, but it's given him years of material in the "Skipper Show."
After stealing the lantern, Kelly shed the Indy costume backstage.
He ditched the lantern, too, thinking if Disney decided to press charges it wouldn't include stealing.
His preparations for a clean escape paid off.
"I made it out the gate, and as I was leaving – I'm not making this up – the Indiana Jones music was playing," Kelly said. "It was the best moment of my life. Sad to say, but it's true."
Skippers and their lines
The script on the Jungle Cruise isn't strict. It's just a suggestion, and skippers on the Disneyland ride are free to interject their own lines.
Skippers love puns. And they love to entertain one other.
"Skippers usually save their biggest lines for last, pulling back into the dock, so other skippers can hear them," said former skipper Trevor Kelly. "The docks are where you want to shine."
Some of the performers in the "Skipper Show" shared their favorite lines:
•During a point in the ride where mechanized warriors spring up with spears aimed at the boat: "Calm down, calm down. This is just another presentation of Shakes Spear." – Kip Hart (2004-present).
•At a stop where a rhinoceros has chased a group of men up a pole and is ready to gore the one on the bottom: "That rhino will get his point across – in the end." – Jeff Wheeler (1990-present).
•Pulling up to the dock: "I'd like to thank the California work-release program for allowing me to spend time with you and your children." – Kelly (2001).
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text: Three Potential New Dwarf Planets Discovered Near PlutoAlasdair Wilkins8/08/11 11:00amFiled to: Astronomykuiper beltDwarf planetplutoErisHaumeasednamakemakeCeresastrophysicsScienceTop451EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkThe Kuiper Belt, the vast asteroid belt of ice and rock that lies beyond Neptune, is home to three objects big enough to be considered dwarf planets: Haumea, Makemake, and our old friend Pluto. And now, we might have found three more. AdvertisementAstronomers used the Warsaw Telescope at Chile's Las Campanas Observatory to sweep the southern skies for any undiscovered large objects in the Kuiper Belt. They found fourteen such objects among the colossal conglomeration of debris. While eleven of these were simply oversized chunks, three of them appear to be big enough to meet the definition of a dwarf planet.According to the International Astronomical Union, there are two criteria that a body must meet in order to be considered a dwarf planet. First, it must be massive enough that its gravity forces it into a spherical shape, and second, it must orbit the Sun, eliminating a number of moons that would otherwise deserve to be dwarf planets and, indeed, are actually larger than the official dwarf planets.AdvertisementCurrently, there are just five bodies recognized as dwarf planets: Ceres in the asteroid belt, the three in the Kuiper Belt, and Eris, the largest dwarf planet and the only one that lies beyond the Kuiper Belt. There are as many as forty additional objects in the far reaches of the solar system that might well classify for dwarf planet status, but we simply don't have the observations yet to make an official classification.These three latest discoveries would be found right at the lower limit of what a dwarf planet could be. They are likely only about 250 miles wide - far less than Pluto and Eris, which are both about 1,450 miles wide. If these three new objects were composed of anything other than ice, they'd likely be too small to round themselves into a spherical shape. But, as icy bodies, they likely squeak by as dwarf planet candidates.This survey pretty much completes the search for big objects in the Kuiper Belt — now the question will simply be figuring out just what each of the discovered objects are. As for further discoveries, astronomers now turn their attention to the even more distant regions of the solar system, a search that begins with the dwarf planet candidate Sedna. This particular object has one of the most extreme elliptical orbits in the solar system, traveling between 75 and 960 times the distance between Earth and the Sun in its 10,000 year orbit.SponsoredProject scientist Scott Sheppard explains:"Sedna is basically the frontier right now in the solar system. We've found one object, and it's likely there's a bunch more out there. But the technology right now is just barely at the ability for us to efficiently detect these things. There could still be Mars- or even Earth-size objects way out there, at hundreds of AU, that would be too faint for us to detect. It's pretty amazing when you think about it. It's unlikely, but it's possible."Via Space.com. Artist's conception of Makemake by IAU.Reply45 repliesLeave a reply


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Restaurants across the city are constantly updating menus with seasonal ingredients and dishes featuring fresh recipes, and a few spots are hosting special one-night only events during this month. If you are the kind of person who loves to stick a fork into something new every night, check out the offerings at some of L.A.'s great restaurants.
Mougin Inspired Spring Menu
Fig & Olive
8490 Melrose Pl.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
(310) 360-9100
Starting March 18, Fig & Olive Melrose Place is introducing their Mougins-inspired Spring menu by Executive Chef Pascal Lorange which features flavors of the coastal town in the South of France along with seasonal and fresh produce from our own backyard. The regional farm-to-table menu features items such as the Seaweed Tapenade with Branzino Ceviche Crostini as well as a Vegetarian Tartine, Striped Bass and more. Our favorite? Try the Seaweed Spaghetti which is made of linguini along with black tiger shrimp, scallop and seaweed tartare.
La Hora Feliz
Mercado L.A.
7910 West Third Street
Los Angeles, California 90048
(323) 944-0947
Check out the L.A. location of Mercado during happy hour, which is offered daily from 5-7p. Tecate and Modelos are just $3 and $4, respectively, and wine and margaritas range from $6-9. It is the food that keeps people coming back though. The Carnitas Nachos are a big hit – a sizeable plate of warm chips, carnitas, black beans, guacamole and the restaurant's signature choriqueso. The choriqueso is also available as its own dish if you can't get enough of the spiced three-cheese blend. Other notable dishes include the crunchy, fresh Jicama Salad with chile tajin dressing, the tender Camarones al Ajillo with chile de arbol garlic butter and the savory Costillas de Res with mustard-guajillo sauce.
Wood and Vine
6280 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 334-3360
Chef Marc Johnson introduced several new menu items that feature small plates and appetizers perfect for sharing. He created several terrines and jarred pâtés that work for a quick bite – Duck & Walnut with Cherry Mostarda Wild Boar & Pecan with Apple Chutney, Vegetable Terrine with Ricotta, Chicken Liver Mousse with Blood Orange Marmalade and Smoked Salmon Rillettes. There are also a number of new offerings under the Plates section of the menu that feature seasonal produce, hearty game meats and delicate greens and herbs.
New Weekend Brunch
East Borough
9810 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 596-8263
Fraîche Vietnamese restaurant East Borough now boasts a brunch menu every Saturday and Sunday from 11:30am-3pm. Fusion dishes include the Egg Banh Mi with cucumbers and red jalapenos, Pan Perdu with rich custard, Saigon cinnamon, and kumquat marmalade, Oxtail Daikon Hash with daikon hash, chili, bok choy and sriracha hoisin aioli and Pho with beef brisket, bean sprouts, and Thai basil. Complete the meal with a sriracha, hoisin and mustard greens Bloody Mary, or shoot for a signature cocktail such as the Saigon Soda with gin and kiwi vinegar or the Mo Bourbon with Averna, St. Germain and apricot.
Leader of the New School Dinner
Malibu Pier Restaurant & Bar
23000 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90265
(323) 272-3012
Prepare yourself for an eight-course seafood feast hosted by Chef Jason Fullilove on March 23 from 6-10p. Participating chefs for the pop-up dinner are Kris Morningstar of Ray's & Stark Bar, Brendan Collins from Larry's and Waterloo & City and Phillip Frankland Lee of Scratch Bar LA. Hand rolled cavatelli with octopus ragu, hot smoked black cod, blue prawns with blistered green beans and green mussel and sea urchin sake shooters are just a few of the dishes to be served. There will also be live entertainment from DJ Brutha Gimel and Amaris Dupree. Advanced sale tickets are available online for $45.
9201 Sunset Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069
(310) 278-2060
Join RivaBella as they unveil their Spring 2014 menu from executive chef Luigi Fineo who will bring a fresh rustic Italian fare to the restaurant. Using ingredients such as cabernet grape and pistachio flours, the 32 year old Italian chef brings a flair that is all his own. New Spring offerings will include items such as the Lobster with house-made ricotta, candied cashews and peach puree as well as an organic 1-year aged Acquerello risotto which comes with porcini mushrooms. In the mood for fish? Try the grilled whole branzino with roasted vegetables, citrus salt and Salmoriglio sauce. For dessert, choose the delicious liquid nitrogen vanilla ice cream which comes with your option of toppings such as Nutella, salted caramel, chocolate sauce and more!
Sommelier Saturdays
Del Frisco's Grille
1551 Ocean Avenue #105
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 395-7333
Adem Sash has been in the wine and beverage management business for more than 15 years, and he also heads Del Frisco Grille's wine program. The restaurant will kick off Sommelier Saturdays at Del Frisco's Grilled starting Saturday, March 29. The public two hour wine series will be hosted on the last Saturday of each month. For $35 per person, guests will enjoy an in-depth wine lesson with Adem and a sampling of hors d'oeuvres. Call the restaurant to make a reservation.
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Chrystal Baker is a freelance food and events contributor for CBS Los Angeles, Basil Magazine and Frugivore Magazine. She is the co-editor of a recipe blog, The Duo Dishes, and manages her own lifestyle and travel blog, Any and Everywhere.


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im crying tears like seriously
im crying tears like seriously
I lost it at the bird dancing across the screen.
Gonna try to run this on my laptop on ultra low, wish me luck. Liking the page to get the beta code now.
Damn, this is a long download. Now we play the waiting game.
just got survivalist and looter
i can touch so many people now
I'm playing on a laptop, it works fine on Low.
i can't play with you or join your games when you're a higher rank than i am
Great, thanks for the encouragement! I haven't played a Tribes game since Aerial Assault (basically Tribes 2 for PS2 I think), can you guys tell me how big the changes are?
It's getting pretty lame with every game I join all the high level players stack into one team and it ends up a 2 minute 5-0 CTF, I could easily stack into the winning team but it's a shit match whether you win or lose. I'm guessing there just isn't enough Oceania server players to sort into balanced matches by rank.
Infiltrator is such a bullshit, unbalanced class. It is way overpowered.
am I missing the joke?
Damnit I hate being grounded.
I am tribes-deprived.
Well, they're pretty easy to kill and they can't be cloaked all the time. Though it's not at all fun as a game mechanic to get instakilled because some guy was hiding in the corner of the room perfectly invisible before running up to backstab or sticky grenade you.
What really annoys me is when 3 of them are waiting by your destroyed generator for you.
With Tech just get the motion detectors and infiltrators won't be a problem for you, also helps if you have the thumper along with them.
I usually go Raider, haven't unlocked Tech yet. I like Raider because it packs a punch, but is still maneuverable enough to cap a flag if need be.
I honestly fear that the tecehnician is going to be reduced to uselessness in future patches. For some strange reason, everyone thinks the tech is currently the most OP class in the entire game. People are saying this before AND after the huge patch.
Apart from the Big Thumper (which I agree, needs some some tweaks), all the tech has is a sub-standard SMG, very basic grenades, and turrets that die in 900 damage so any explosive weapon can kill them and they only do 65 damage.
I'm not seeing the OP.
I do find it a little annoying when there are 5 Techs with 5 turrets defending a flag, but I don't think that makes them OP.
I wouldn't say they're OP as such. Though they need to be changed, they negate the need for the default soldier class currently.
The Thumper should be a soldier weapon, and the Tech should have the Thumper DX, the Thumper has a longer range, and when Tech is defending they really don't need that range on the weapon at all, the damage too is debatable whether they need the extra to defend with considering they have turrets and an optional shotgun for CQC.
Right now they're basically a buffed Ranger. A 910 direct damage Thumper + Hitscan pistol + Grenades + Turrets. The only thing the default Soldier load out has is what, 15-20 extra energy or so? I'd rather have the pistol and turrets over the energy.
Maybe give them a Thumper DX (maybe reduce damage slightly? Debatable) and buff the turrets. Because turrets can die to any explosive weapon, you have to babysit them and help them kill otherwise they get wasted instantly.
And is it just me, or does Diamond Sword ALWAYS win on that map Crossfire? The one where the flags are on those 2 ships and theres a huge hilly field in between the ships.
its symmetrical
I say swap thumpers with the soldier, and make turrets stay up without the gen. Turrets should have to be baby-sat.
I think why people cry about TCNs is because they get pretty powerful in high numbers. They can have turrets everywhere and the generator will be back up as soon as the threat is neutralized. It requires quite a few people to go on base attack in that situation, but most pub players i've played with like to either defend or cap mostly.
They need to be adjusted to more of a defensive/support class. Here's what I suggest:
1. Make turrets do negligible damage (10 or so) but have each shot give mild knockback, so extended exposure will knock you way off course. This will mean they'll actually need to be taken out before Pathfinders can grab the flag and get out, encouraging teamwork.
2. Stop with them being inexplicably tied to generators. That's just weird and annoying, plus it doesn't make sense. They're deployable turrets, they shouldn't be tied to generator power. Forcefields still should be though. Techs should be useful as defense when the generator is down, although I have a feeling the turrets are tied to generator power to encourage techs repairing generators and stuff.
3. Give Soldier the big Thumper, give Techs the Thumper DX. The machine gun (even though I love it) isn't great compared to the soldier's weapons, and really techs shouldn't be chasing anyone or fighting at range, which means the Thumper is better suited for close quarters or indoors, which is basically where the Tech should be at any given time.
4. Techs should be able to give armor packs/buffs to allies, maybe in exchange for grenades. Encourages further teamwork, allows tech to play defensively while others fight.
I can get myself faster as an infiltrator than a pathfinder because the stealth spinfusor does so little damage.
Everything else is good, but I have to disagree with this one. If there were to happen, it would exclusively limit turrets to being on flag-defense. 10-damage turrets would be USELESS on generator defense. 10 is just way too little.
That's what the Thumper is for. And you can keep the turrets on flag defense even if the generator's down, which means you can dedicate yourself to generator defense as long as necessary.
which means I have to hug the generator instead of helping people fix their deployables, fixing our turrets, fixing our senors, fixing our tanks, etc
Bad idea.
They better not come near my precious thumper with the nerf stick.
You mean the tech's? Sorry buddy but it has to go, if you paid real dosh for it then you're silly for not seeing it coming.
I've been trying a new plan of attack, specifically for maps like drydock/crossfire with open and accessible flag stands that people sit on. Basically just get speed like you're going in to steal the flag and do drive by swipes or stick people. I felt boss as fuck when I first pulled it off on a TCN repairing his sentry right in the middle of a group of defenders on drydock.
Or I just go jihad and decloak in the gen room and start throwing stickies at everyone/my feet.
I get about 7fps on this game. :c
is that the best you can do?
Im in love with this game, first tribes game ever and i fucking love it.
Just lost a TDM because one of my teammates decided to jump in front of me when I held the flag
Made to inspire Stinky and myself.


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The teaser of Vasanthabalan's Kaaviya Thalaivan embarks us on a journey into the artistic corridors of theatres in a period where dramas where the staple diet for people's entertainment
Remember the times when theatres of performing arts had people queuing in front it. Those good old days when there was no TV or internet, and theatrical plays were the sole source of entertainment. At one point, theatre groups were the talk of the town and theatre artists were treated as movie stars. Vasanthabalan's Kaaviya Thalaivan is based on such a story of performing arts from the corridors of Madurai's theatrical scene in '20s.
The 32 second teaser of Kaaviya Thalaivan is out in public forum much to the delight of fans. The film starring Siddharth, Prithviraj and Vedhicka has music scored by two time Oscar winner AR Rahman. The much awaited flick has already garnered a lot of attention thanks to its different subject. Bollywoodlife brings you five reasons why one should check out Kaaviya Thalaivan teaser:
The teaser opens up with Siddharth,Prithviraj and other theatre artists lined up in rows, inviting the people to come witness their performances. The opening sequence itself is such an eye catcher as the actors charm us with their singing invite.
AR Rahman's music along with mesmerising vocals is a honey for the ears. The musical genius renders a classical masterpiece for the teaser which will be enjoyed by one and all. It is to be noted that AR Rahaman has composed a whopping 20 songs for Kaaviya Thalaivan. We can't wait for the film's audio release to hear the genius at his best.
Nirav Shah's cinematography will leave you in awe at the veteran lens man's art with the camera. The stunning visuals of Kaaviya Thalaivan transport you to the narrow galleries of theatres. The visuals combined with music will leave you overwhelmed.
We get a glimpse of the lead actor's performances and one can say they have not disappointed. All the three leads Siddharth, Prithviraj and Vedhicka seem to have given whole hearted performances. The teaser displays their theatrical capabilities for the world to see.
One should give credit to director Vasanthabalan to have brought out the different flavours of our long forgotten yet rich heritage on such a grand scale.
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Second Group of Saudi Educators Visits The Center
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Last month The Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University hosted a delegation of 14 educators from Saudi Arabia who were sent to Bowling Green by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Education to learn about gifted education. This is the second group from Saudi Arabia that The Center for Gifted Studies has hosted, having hosted an initial group of 17 educators in October 2012.
Dr. Abdullah Abdulaziz Alofeis, the Director General of General Administration of Gifted Education, said the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Education pays special attention to giftedness.
"After the successful implementation of the first workshop that took place in October 2012, I can see that we, at the Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia, have established a great academic relationship with your university and The Center for Gifted Studies to learn from your experience in the field of gifted education," he said.
Dr. Julia Roberts, Executive Director of The Center for Gifted Studies and the Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky, called the partnership with the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Education "a wonderful opportunity to learn from each other."
"What an honor it is to have The Center for Gifted Education at WKU selected as the place for learning about gifted education," said Dr. Roberts.
During the two-week visit, the group had several opportunities to get a firsthand look at gifted education practices, beginning with an all-day visit to the Gatton Academy that included a morning session with Dr. Tim Gott, Director of the Gatton Academy, and an afternoon session with students at the Academy.
"One of the results of our conversations is to see how much commonality exists between our educational philosophies," said Dr. Gott. "Investing in talent development crosses over international and cultural boundaries."
The group also spent time at the GEMS Academy, where they learned innovative teaching strategies for math and science from instructors Jennifer Smith Sheffield and David Baxter, and observed a 6th-grade class during a lesson.
"It is an honor that other teachers would take a genuine interest in our work here at GEMS Academy – let alone a group from halfway around the world!" Baxter said.
With the help of translator Khaldoun Almousily, an Arabic instructor at WKU, the language barrier was minimized and the students were able to work with the educators.
"Language and cultural differences quickly became secondary, as we soon bonded in the common language of teachers everywhere," Sheffield said. "Everyone was eager to ask questions and discuss ideas about teaching STEM content and processes in ways that will challenge, motivate, and foster innovative thinking in gifted students."
In addition, the group spent time with Dr. Martha Day and Mr. Rico Tyler, SKyTeach faculty, and visited Cox's Creek Elementary School in Bardstown. There was also time for learning outside the classroom as the educators visited Mammoth Cave, the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, and the Huntsville Space Center.
The 14 educators will use the knowledge they've gained to prepare for the construction of gifted centers in three Saudi Arabian regions – Riyadh, Mecca, and Alsharqyyah.
Mr. Abdullah Ali Saywed, leader of the visiting delegation and the director of gifted studies in Jeddah, remarked on the dedication of gifted students to create a brighter tomorrow for Kentucky.
"When I see these students, I see the future in their motivation, in they way they speak," he said. "They are really thinking about the future."
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A small boat carrying migrants hoping to get to Greece sank near the eastern island of Lesvos early on Saturday, drowning 20 people, Greek police said.
The boat had set off from the nearby Turkish coast carrying 27 migrants and its captain. It capsized about one mile (1.6 km off the coast of Lesvos due to strong winds, according to a survivor, police said.
"The survivor told coast guard authorities all the immigrants were from Iraq and had paid about 2,000 dollars per head to be transported to the island," a police official said.
The Greek coast guard found 20 bodies in the sea and was searching for any remaining survivors, the official said.
Thousands of illegal immigrants cross the country's porous sea and land borders every year, the vast majority via Turkey.
With Greece in its fifth year of a deep recession and hit by rising crime levels, illegal immigration became a major issue in the national elections earlier this year.


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Spring Awakening proved to be enormously popular, winning eight Tony Awards in 2007 and earning Michele a Drama Desk nomination. One year later, it picked up a Grammy for its cast recording. Michele left the show that May and resurfaced in 2009 as Rachel Berry, an overachieving high-school student on the television show Glee. Like Spring Awakening, Glee was both unconventional and surprisingly popular, with a quirky plot focused on the trials and tribulations of a high-school glee club. All the cast members did their own singing, and several of the show's songs -- particularly a rendition of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'," which featured Michele and co-star Cory Monteith on lead vocals -- became genuine chart hits. Louder was released in 2014 and it sees her collaborate with Australian vocalist Sia, American singer/songwriter Christina Perri, and also producers Stargate and Colin Munroe. The lead single "Cannonball" preceded the record, reaching 75 on the U.S. Billboard chart, and she performed the track live on the American version of the TV show The X Factor. ~ Andrew Leahey
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Anna Borkowski, Taylor Allen and Vanessa Ferronato spearheaded a sock-collecting campaign at Star of the Sea Parish.
Students at Star of the Sea Parish provided some warmth for those living on the streets of the Downtown East Side.
The students of all ages gathered 5,000 pairs of socks with a group delivering them to the needy on Feb. 7.
Students Vanessa Ferronato, Anna Borkowski and Taylor Allen, all 11, were leaders in the fundraising efforts, announcing the progress each day on the school's PA.
"It was something small that makes a big difference," Allen told Peace Arch News.
The idea to collect socks came after the students brainstormed a way to give back, Borkowski said. In order to encourage students to participate, the school held a competition.
"It was really great," Ferronato added about the success of the campaign.
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Last week, the Seattle Mariners announced a multi-year contract extension for general manager Jack Zduriencik, putting to rest the speculation that a second-consecutive losing season would put his job in jeopardy. Keeping Zduriencik in charge of the rebuilding effort for at least two more years seems like a wise decision on the surface, but how much has he really accomplished in his time with the Mariners? It is difficult for any organization to completely recover from a disaster of the magnitude of the Bill Bavasi-era Mariners in the span of three years, but the Zduriencik-led M's have taken some steps in the right direction. The contract extension for Zduriencik made sense because it served as a signal to fans that ownership believes in the progress Zduriencik has made. However, the next two seasons are critical to the long-term health of the franchise. Zduriencik must be aggressive in his pursuit to add quality talent to all levels of the organization if the Mariners are going to have any chance at a postseason berth before the expiration of Felix Hernandez's contract after the 2014 season. 10 comments have been left for this article.


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The Honourable Sir Allan Napier MacNab, 1853. This portrait is the oldest object in the House of Commons Heritage Collection.
The Parliament Buildings in Ottawa are one of Canada's most important icons. Their distinctive Gothic Revival architecture, as well as their remarkable physical setting on Parliament Hill, make them instantly recognizable to most Canadians.
The focal point of Parliament Hill is the Centre Block and its Peace Tower. The building is home to the House of Commons and Senate, and is directly linked to the Library of Parliament. Although its exterior architecture has been profiled many times over the years, its interiors and their exceptional furnishings remain less known.
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Teito Klein is a former slave who attends the Barsburg Empire's military academy. Having no memory of his past and the power to wield a rare ability called Zaiphon, Teito is constantly under the scrutiny of his peers - except for his best friend Mikage, the only person he connects with. After seeing and remembering the man who killed his father, Teito tries to kill him and finds himself on the run from Barsburg's military might. Now, with the evil beings known as Kor after his soul, the Barsburg Empire after his blood and only the legendary Seven Ghosts to protect him, Teito must unlock the memories of his past before he ends up as a sacrifice for Verloren, the sealed God of Death.
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College of Notre Dame of Maryland Seeks 25,000 Volunteers for Breast Cancer Research
March 23, 2011
College of Notre Dame of Maryland is supporting the Love/Avon Army of Women, a nationwide initiative to recruit 1 million volunteers to enroll in research to help uncover the causes of breast cancer. A program of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation and funded by a grant from the Avon Foundation, the Army of Women seeks women and men across the U.S., of all ages (over 18) and ethnicities, with or without breast cancer, to be counted as "one in a million" by signing up at armyofwomen.org.
To raise awareness for the campaign, College of Notre Dame is hosting a recruitment rally on Friday, May 13, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. featuring Dr. Susan Love, founder of the Army of Women, president of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation and a leader in the breast cancer field for more than 30 years. At the event, attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about the Army of Women and to enlist. Notre Dame is working toward an ambitious goal—adding 25,000 more names to the Army of Women—and hopes to bring women and men from the entire region to sign up and be counted.
"The Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation has been a leading champion of the cause, and we are honored to join them in the fight," said PJ Mitchell, chair of the Notre Dame Board of Trustees, co-chair of the recruitment rally and a breast cancer survivor. "At Notre Dame, it is our mission to change lives. By enlisting with us in the Army of Women, you are potentially changing the lives of hundreds of thousands of women and their families by preventing breast cancer from ever striking."
"Traditionally, it has been women who have led the fundraising and advocacy efforts to end breast cancer," said Dr. Love. "The Army of Women initiative gives all women and men, over the age of 18, the opportunity to be part of the research itself and help keep our collective focus on moving breast cancer beyond a cure and eradicating it once and for all."
While there have been many advances in breast cancer detection and treatment, researchers still do not understand its causes and need additional volunteers in order to conduct effective studies. After signing up at armyofwomen.org, members will receive regular e-mails (2 to 3 times per month) notifying them of research studies that they can participate in if willing and if they are eligible. They can enroll in the studies online or, if they do not meet the criteria of the particular study, or otherwise choose not to participate, they may forward the information to a friend or family member. Every woman and man 18 and older is invited to enlist in the Army of Women, regardless of their medical history.
Current breast cancer studies where Army of Women volunteers are needed focus on using breast milk to screen for breast cancer,and finding a better way to predict a woman's breast cancer risk among other studies. Participation can involve anything from providing a blood sample to something as simple as filling out an online questionnaire. For the full list of current projects, visit armyofwomen.org/current.
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More than 30 Baltimore hospitals and businesses have signed on to support the Rally for Research, including presenting partners The Herman & Walter Samuelson Breast Care Center at Northwest Hospital and The Baltimore Sun Media Group. The broadcast media partner is WYPR-FM, hospitality partner is Wegmans and Notre Dame partner is School Sisters of Notre Dame Atlantic-Midwest Province. Community partners who have signed on to support the event include About Faces Day Spa & Salon, Bruce Weller Photography, Clifton Gunderson LLP, Girl Scouts of Central Maryland, Good Samaritan and Union Memorial Hospitals Cancer Program, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Jim Vecchione Photography & Film, Mercy Health Services, PSA Insurance & Financial Services, Redhead Companies, The Saint Agnes Hospital Breast Center, St. Joseph Medical Center, University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, The Washington Group and Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP. Ambassadors include The Breast Center of Anne Arundel Medical Center, Thomas C. Beach III and Patricia J. Beach, Network 2000, The Pleasure of Your Company, Stevenson University, United Way of Central Maryland's Women's Leadership Council and Women's College Coalition. Advocate-level sponsors are Baltimore Jewish Times, Bare Necessities LTD, The Junior League of Baltimore and Sisters Network Baltimore. In-Kind partners include Dietz & Watson, Homestead Gardens, Pandora Jewelry and Thornton's Pub.
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Butch Jones didn't try to make excuses, but he did want the media to know just how young his 2014 team is. That's why, within the first minute of his opening statement, Jones broke down the numbers.
"On average, a third of college football teams change, the dynamics change, you have to reinvent yourselves each and every year. There's new opportunities for everyone in your football program from leadership to the roles of your players. For us at Tennessee, we're a little bit different. We're not at the norm in terms of having to replace a third of our football," Jones said during SEC media day Tuesday. "We're having to replace almost half of our football team. This year half of our roster will be brand new."
The Vols must replace both the offensive and defensive line, the quarterback position is shaky at best and both the kicker and punter are gone.
But there is good news.
Jones signed 32 players in a top-10 class and 14 of those players enrolled early and were involved in spring football. That helped bring a little continuity to an otherwise chaotic situation. And, it should bode well for the future of the Tennessee program.
"For us the challenge is going to be to maintain our focus, having consistency in performance, and really understanding what it takes to play winning football week in and week out," Jones said. "We have great team chemistry. I like where this football team is right now. Looking forward to starting practice on August 1st. Quite simply, it's going to be how fast can we jump the learning curve."
Starting QB spot still up for grabs
Justin Worley came into the spring as the as the top guy after throwing for 1,239 yards and 10 touchdowns with eight interceptions, but his job isn't secure. Nate Peterman, Josh Dobbs and freshman Riley Ferguson are all going to challenge for the starting role in the fall.
The quarterbacking position was a bit of a round-robin last year with injuries and poor play. Jones did get to see most of his competitors in game action, but most times there wasn't a lot to like. But Jones said the offseason has done wonders for his quarterbacks.
"I'm very, very encouraged by what I've seen," Jones said. "There is no timetable to naming a starter. I want them to compete as much as possible because I think competition is healthy. I also think the influx of talent around them at the skill spots, wide receiver, tight end and running back is also going to increase their overall level of play."
It also helped that a famous alumnus has taken the quarterback under his wing.
"Peyton Manning is a great resource," Jones said of the former Vol and current NFL MVP. "I know he's helped our quarterbacks immensely this off season, as well."
Five-star talent, five-star expectations
While Tennessee will be relying heavily on several members of its incoming recruiting class, running back Jalen Hurd and receiver Josh Malone might be garnering the highest expectations simply because they were five-star recruits out of high school.
"Jalen has really, really done a great job in the weight room," Jones said. "He's really sacrificed a lot of things in terms of his eating habits, his rest, his recovery. His body has taken off. For a 6'3" stature of him, he can get the tough yards, but he has the elusiveness to make a defender miss at the second level. He's going to have a great role. That's one of the selling points."
Malone turned heads during Tennessee's spring game when he had six catches for 181 yards and three touchdowns. He dominated the Tennessee secondary and looked like a veteran even though he's never played a collegiate down. and his play, along with the play of several other young receivers, gives Jones hope for the future.
"I'm excited about our wide receiver position," Jones said. "It's going to be one that's going to be exceptionally strong."
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'Rite of Spring': Influence on the arts far-reaching
"The Rite of Spring's" impact on visual culture should not be underestimated.
The ballet, its costumes and set designs influenced other artists, designers and choreographers for generations to come.
It all started with Nicholas Roerich, a Russian painter, writer, archaeologist and mystic. A Slavophile and expert on ancient Russian history, Roerich painted the backdrops and designed the costumes for "The Rite of Spring."
But he did much more than that. Along with Igor Stravinsky, he conceived the story ideas for the production, which was based on pagan rituals and a primitivist desire to return to the earth.
Roerich made the dancers' costumes look like colorful Russian and Slavic folk costumes, and painted ritual symbols on them, such as circles, triangles, diamonds and crosses.
He created numerous costume sketches and painted the backdrops with tempera and pastel. Large works such as "Kiss to the Earth" and "The Great Sacrifice" were bucolic and naturalistic, while his costume drawings were filled with bright color inspired by fauvism, the avant-garde European art movement.
The celebrated dancer and choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky refused to even begin conceiving the ballet's dances until he saw the backdrops and costumes.
"Roerich was inspired by Matisse and Gauguin," said Kenneth Archer, an art historian who helped research the original 1913 production for the Joffrey Ballet's 1987 reconstruction. "He chose these reds and greens and blues that don't look like the traditional (ballet) colors. They were much more like the fauvists, the Post-Impressionists."
Roerich's designs incorporated shamanic symbols and patterns, which would have a profound influence on Nijinsky's choreography.
Twenty-four years later, Los Angeles choreographer Lester Horton picked up on the ritualism and designs and adopted "The Rite of Spring" with Native American dancers in a Wild West setting. The ballet made its American debut in 1937 at the Hollywood Bowl, and launched Chosen One Bella Lewitzky into stardom. She later founded her own important dance company.
With its dissonant notes, unusual rhythms and tribal dance moves, "The Rite of Spring" has been heralded as the birth of modernism. It paralleled the work by another Russian expatriate – Wassily Kandinsky.
The artist, writer and professor was also interested in Russian folk art and culture. But he pushed art toward pure abstraction, eliminating figures and recognizable subjects in his work and focusing on color, shape and line.
Kandinsky was fascinated with the relationships between color, music and visual patterns. In his book "Concerning the Spiritual in Art" (1910), he praised Ballets Russes for its "total art" combination of theater, music, art and dance.
Kandinsky's oil on canvas "Composition VIII" (1923) has been set to "Rite of Spring" in a surprisingly fitting animation on YouTube.
"I think that the whole model of the Ballets Russes was based on the idea that the dance and the music and the visual designs were working as one," said Lorin Johnson, associate professor of dance at Cal State Long Beach. "That kind of synergy – we look at dance that way today."
Johnson is serving as artistic advisor for the "L.A.'s Rite" festival and curated an exhibition of Stravinsky's influence on dance-makers in Los Angeles, including rarely seen photographs and sketches of the original 1913 production. "Stravinsky and L.A. Dance" runs Feb. 1-17 in the Stern Grand Hall of Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and is free.
The list of artists who experts say were probably influenced by "Rite of Spring" runs long: visual artists Natalia Goncharova, Fernand Léger, Piet Mondrian, André Derain, David Hockney, Georges Braque and the cubists; choreographers Sasha Waltz and Shen Wei; and, of course, a host of musicians.
Hockney, a prominent British artist, did set designs for a 1981 production of "Rite of Spring" in New York and was influenced by Roerich's colors and naturalism, which he incorporated into his own work.
Millicent Hodson, a dance historian who also helped with the 1987 Joffrey reconstruction, compared the rise of abstraction in painting to what occurred onstage at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.
"The use of stage space and the democratization of space, in which all parts are important, can compare to what happens to the canvas in abstract painting," she said.
Hodson even alluded to Irish novelist James Joyce and his modernist works, such as "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" (1916) and "Ulysses" (1922), as literary analogies.
"Joyce created a whole new grammar of writing, a sound-language," Hodson said. "Rite of Spring" is "the same track as someone like Joyce – to create a new consciousness of what the reader, or viewer, has to go through."
Ultimately, "The Rite" has had a major impact on the arts and our culture, one that still resonates today.
"It changed everything, and we accept those changes," Hodson said. "The rules that were broken then are now accepted as new rules."
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We use the paper ones but this must have been going on for a while if they found a wad of them. I would of thought he hated them considering it's what my wife uses to clean his ears. Maybe that's why he was eating them to get rid of them. Anyway, wife spoke with the hospital this evening and he is improving but still not eating. His sodium levels were high so they're adjusting that and they did another ultrasound and it came out OK, thank God.
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08-24-2012, 11:49 PMI hope he heals up quick.
I lost my cat a couple of weeks ago (the cat I posted about earlier this year) due to liver failure. He was misdiagnosed as having the flu. He got better before he got worse and I had to put him down.
I cried like a baby at the vet's office.
I hope your's is a happy ending NJ.
Sorry to hear about all your trouble.It's never an easy decision when dealing with family pets. They become part of the family and it's not just a matter of putting them down because it's convenient, they are like our kids and we will spend whatever amount it takes to make them well. I know how it is, 3 years ago I lost my Yorkie KOKO. We had been together for 9 years and when he died it hurt, bad.
I'll say a prayer for you and your pooch and I hope everything turns out good."It's mercy, compassion, and forgiveness I lack; not rationality".
08-25-2012, 07:55 PMPffffffffffffffffffffff! Buh Bye Big Ears
Sorry those costs are so damn high NJ.May the FORCE be with you!
Really Rock? My dog might die so you thought it best to joke about it?
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So glad that your dog is doing better, but sorry to hear about that bill. Those vets in NJ must be really expensive, but it sounds like they did a marathon with that surgery.
Have you paid it already? Maybe see if you can talk to the vet. I've had them reduce the bill on occasion.
When Bella tore her side open, we talked to the vet and she admitted that a couple of things they had proposed weren't really necessary for a dog that young. Bella got along just fine.
I'm just glad that you have a vet with the skill to make your pup better. Try to talk to the vet; maybe he or she will have mercy.
A friend here in Sarasota has a spaniel with heart problems. She said that over the last year they've had over 10k in bills, but can't afford it.
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Republicans are about to embark upon a summer of lies about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare.
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I am all in favor of peoples' fun and games, just not with my health care dollars. Now, under our new health insurance system, if an insurer spends less than 80 percent of the premiums it collects on healthcare, they owe us the difference.
There is only one thing important to know about Mitt Romney, and we already know it. He has no deep convictions. Without convictions, he is not going to step in front of the machine that brought him the White House, his cherished dream, and say "no."
If the Tea Partiers ever figured out how they were being used and manipulated -- now that might cause an uprising!
In January, 2011, the Koch Boys and their rightwing ultra-rich comrades will gather for a secret meeting to discuss what to do with the Congress they just purchased. First on the agenda: kill and bury net neutrality.
Just think of where the US could be now if Wall Street, and people like the Koch Boys, had the same character as the Chilean miners.
It is very important for the Democrats to cut taxes for 98% and allow taxes to rise (4.6%) for the top 2%. To do that, they should write a separate tax bill for each bracket.
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Join Michael Bernard Beckwith and Rickie Byars Beckwith in the powerful vortex energy of Sedona, Arizona for the Celebrate Your Life Retreat on October 31 – November 3, 2013. Michael and Rickie will be joined by other spiritual luminaries including Doreen Virtue, Neale Donald Walsch, Panache Desai and others. This is an intensive event and attendance is limited!
Visit: www.CelebrateYourLifeSedona.
In his talk at the event, "Spiritual Liberation ~ Fulfilling Your Soul's Potential," Michael Bernard Beckwith will share his transforming central message and the accessible means for embodying that message in daily life, a process he calls "aspiring toward spiritual liberation." Designed for spiritual aspirants of all levels, his in-depth presentation will focus on:
· Establishing and sustaining a transformative spiritual practice
· Relying on your own inner authority as a fully empowered being
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Jerome David Salinger was born in New York City on New Year's Day, 1919. His father, Solomon, was a Jewish cheese importer who hoped that his son would eventually learn his business; his mother, Marie Jillich, was an Irish Catholic whose parents disowned her when she eloped with Solomon. In 1932, the family moved to Park Avenue (as a result of Solomon's success) and Salinger was enrolled at the McBurney School, a private school in Manhattan where he (like his most famous creation, Holden Caulfield) managed the fencing team, wrote for the school newspaper and acted in some drama productions. His failing grades, however, prompted his parents to send him (in 1934) to Valley Forge Military Academy in Pennsylvania, where he edited his class's yearbook and from which he graduated in 1936.
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Improved image contrast of the bone-muscle interface with 3T MRI compared to 1.5T MRI [Abstract]
Rathnayaka, Kanchana, Coulthard, Alan, Momot, Konstantin I., Volp, Andrew, Sahama, Tony R., Schuetz, Michael, & Schmutz, Beat (2010) Improved image contrast of the bone-muscle interface with 3T MRI compared to 1.5T MRI [Abstract]. In 6th World Congress on Biomechanics, 1 - 6 August 2010, Suntec Convention Centre, Singapore. (Unpublished)
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Virtual 3D models of long bones are increasingly being used for implant design and research applications. The current gold standard for the acquisition of such data is Computed Tomography (CT) scanning. Due to radiation exposure, CT is generally limited to the imaging of clinical cases and cadaver specimens. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) does not involve ionising radiation and therefore can be used to image selected healthy human volunteers for research purposes. The feasibility of MRI as alternative to CT for the acquisition of morphological bone data of the lower extremity has been demonstrated in recent studies [1, 2]. Some of the current limitations of MRI are long scanning times and difficulties with image segmentation in certain anatomical regions due to poor contrast between bone and surrounding muscle tissues. Higher field strength scanners promise to offer faster imaging times or better image quality. In this study image quality at 1.5T is quantitatively compared to images acquired at 3T. ---------
The femora of five human volunteers were scanned using 1.5T and 3T MRI scanners from the same manufacturer (Siemens) with similar imaging protocols. A 3D flash sequence was used with TE = 4.66 ms, flip angle = 15° and voxel size = 0.5 × 0.5 × 1 mm. PA-Matrix and body matrix coils were used to cover the lower limb and pelvis respectively. Signal to noise ratio (SNR) [3] and contrast to noise ratio (CNR) [3] of the axial images from the proximal, shaft and distal regions were used to assess the quality of images from the 1.5T and 3T scanners. The SNR was calculated for the muscle and bone-marrow in the axial images. The CNR was calculated for the muscle to cortex and cortex to bone marrow interfaces, respectively. --------- Preliminary results (one volunteer) show that the SNR of muscle for the shaft and distal regions was higher in 3T images (11.65 and 17.60) than 1.5T images (8.12 and 8.11). For the proximal region the SNR of muscles was higher in 1.5T images (7.52) than 3T images (6.78). The SNR of bone marrow was slightly higher in 1.5T images for both proximal and shaft regions, while it was lower in the distal region compared to 3T images. The CNR between muscle and bone of all three regions was higher in 3T images (4.14, 6.55 and 12.99) than in 1.5T images (2.49, 3.25 and 9.89). The CNR between bone-marrow and bone was slightly higher in 1.5T images (4.87, 12.89 and 10.07) compared to 3T images (3.74, 10.83 and 10.15). These results show that the 3T images generated higher contrast between bone and the muscle tissue than the 1.5T images. It is expected that this improvement of image contrast will significantly reduce the time required for the mainly manual segmentation of the MR images. Future work will focus on optimizing the 3T imaging protocol for reducing chemical shift and susceptibility artifacts.
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Keywords: | 3T MRI, Long bones, Image segmentation |
Subjects: | Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > ENGINEERING (090000) > BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (090300) > Biomedical Engineering not elsewhere classified (090399) |
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����It's a day for starting fresh, for wiping the slate clean. It's a day for good intentions and lofty goals.
Resolutions for 2002 will be made today. Many will be broken within hours, days or weeks. Some will be kept, by those with the strongest wills and the most determination. For most people, New Year's resolutions are a private concern. They must answer only to themselves whether they succeed or fail. But for local leaders, their New Year's resolutions are often matters of public scrutiny. State Sen. John Hawkins, R-Spartanburg, has made a resolution on behalf of all South Carolina residents. "My New Year's resolution would be for all the families in South Carolina to have a safe and secure year in 2002, and to be free from crime, and to be safe and happy in every respect," he said. "Our families' security is the most important goal we can have." Hawkins said he has better luck making resolutions related to his role as a legislator than he does in making personal resolutions. "If I'm going to make them personally about eating less or whatever, I'm going to flop," he said. Miss South Carolina Jeanna Raney of Inman has two goals for the new year -- one for her own benefit, and one for the benefit of society. Raney wants to learn how to swing dance in the new year in preparation for the 2002 pageant, where she will crown the new Miss South Carolina. She also will work to get a mental health parity bill passed in the state Legislature. Her mother, Rhonda, killed herself two years ago after suffering from depression and other health problems. Mental heath awareness is Raney's platform as Miss South Carolina. Others hope to become better leaders by setting personal goals for themselves. Spartanburg County Council Chairwoman Karen Floyd hopes to drink less caffeine and more water. And as a mother, an elected official and a business owner, she would like to be a better time manager. "It's not the first time I've said I would manage my time better," she said. Spartanburg mayor-elect Bill Barnet said he's also "made a few and kept a few and broken a few" over the years. This year, his goals are greater than eating habits and exercise. He resolves first to be a great husband and father. He also resolves to "put great energy into my new responsibilities as mayor and to always try to do the right thing."
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Good intentions abound on Jan. 1 RESOLUTIONS: Those the public eye have goals for the coming year Mayor-elect says he will put 'great energy' into new job
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Family Bonds
Modern Marriage
"Sharing household chores" now ranks third in importance on a list of nine items often associated with successful marriages – well ahead of such staples as adequate income, good housing, common interests and shared religious beliefs.
Fewer Mothers Prefer Full-time Work
In the span of the past decade, full-time work outside the home has lost some of its appeal to mothers. This trend holds for both those who have such jobs and those who don't.
As Marriage and Parenthood Drift Apart, Public Is Concerned about Social Impact
Americans believe that births to unwed women are a big problem for society, and they take a mixed view at best of cohabitation without marriage.
Who Flies the Flag? Not Always Who You Might Think
For many Americans, demonstrating patriotism means showing the flag. Overall, 62% say they display the flag at home, in the office, or on their car.
Being Dad May Be Tougher These Days, but Working Moms are among Their Biggest Fans
A broad consensus holds that it is harder to be a father now than it was 20 or 30 years ago. But seven-in-ten adults say it's harder to be a mom today than it was in the past, and only 11% see it as easier.
Four-in-Ten Americans Have Close Friends or Relatives Who are Gay
A new survey also finds that those with homosexual or lesbian relatives or friends are more likely to accept gay marriage and oppose the firing of gay teachers.
Muslim Americans: Middle Class and Mostly Mainstream
The first-ever, nationwide, random sample survey of Muslim Americans finds them to be largely assimilated, happy with their lives, and moderate with respect to many of the issues that have divided Muslims and Westerners around the world.
Motherhood Today: Tougher Challenges, Less Success
There is broad agreement among the public that it is harder to be a parent today – especially a mother – than it was in the 1970s or 1980s.


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