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...usual, the President's popularity seems to mirror the national mood, which has been extraordinarily buoyant since the beginning of 1984. When asked how they feel "things are going in the country," 69% answered "very well" or "fairly well." That is down only slightly from the 74% who felt the same way in the rosy aftermath of the 1984 Summer Olympics. Since Yankelovich began asking this question more than ten years ago, the figure has ranged from just above 20% (early in President Ford's term and during the Iran hostage crisis) to the current highs. The optimism found...
...mantle. In that complicated layer, a variety of phenomena, including high temperatures, changes in pressure and the influx of water, may act to melt the already softened rock. Minerals and water then coalesce with the molten material into viscous, tear-shaped packets known as diapirs. Because they are more buoyant than surrounding rock, the diapirs percolate upward, like bubbles rising through honey, melting more rock as they go. Eventually they accumulate in pockets called magma chambers, located two miles to 15 miles underground. If the magma is very liquid and gases can escape gradually, a volcano may lie fallow...
...didn't know what to make of Marla Ruzicka. Young, blonde, relentlessly buoyant and sometimes giggly, she stood out among the tired, cynical hacks and aid workers that usually populate war zones, so much so that battle-weary journalists nicknamed her "Bubbles" in the early days, uncertain what to make of this gregarious life force that had dropped in our midst. In Kabul and Baghdad during the past few years, Marla was the life of the party. She would rent a house for a day, arrange food and drink and then fire off e-mails to friends and colleagues inviting...
...ballet and not much required in Taylor's lexicon. The dancers move through their roles in a slightly gingerly fashion, but they will loosen up. It may be that Roses is a little too idealized and courtly. In mood it has links to both Arden Court (1981), a brimming, buoyant, rather randy celebration, and the earlier Aureole (1962), a formal, pristine "white" ballet danced to Handel. In all these works, Taylor is like a benign god, bemused and profligate with his gifts: roles that buff his stage creatures to a high polish and provide audiences with airy, expansive images...
Several customers come into the store and he greets each warmly. Most are older citizens bringing dress shoes and snow boots; a few are students. They inquire about his family, his business, his life in general. He is positive and staunchly buoyant...