Word: anthemic
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...fireworks did not begin at the scheduled time. To combat boredom, one member of my group suggested that we sing the national anthem. Amused, we all agreed...
There was something quite moving about this strangely-united crowd singing the anthem. It was the first time I had sung the "Star Spangled Banner" in public since the last time I attended a Red Sox game six years before (my patriotism and Boston team spirit seem to have dissapated at approximately the same time...
Then, just as we reached the final bars of the anthem, "Oh, say does that star spangled banner yet wave...," a spray of dazzling white light shot up from near the pier...
...band (Eric Mabius), her attempts to dance along to his crooning while sitting on a parked car epitomizes her utter awkwardness. The song written to celebrate the Wiener parents' anniversary is a tribute to suburban mediocrity, and the last shot of the film, which has Dawn singing her school anthem, bewilderedly, along with a busload of her classmates/tormentors, evokes the inevitability of Dawn's niche in the junior high universe: for every cheerleader, punk, and student council president, there needs to be a wiener...
...employers and managed-care companies are trying to reach these recalcitrant workers. Most, like the city of Birmingham, begin with a mandatory screening that allows them to identify who is at greatest risk of developing health problems. Many use positive incentives--the proverbial carrot--to promote healthy habits. Anthem Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Cincinnati, Ohio, for example, offers its plan participants $240 a year in extra benefits, like additional vacation days, if they get good scores on five out of seven categories of health-related behavior...