Rockettes

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Since New York's Radio City Music Hall opened in 1932, the name Rockettes has been associated with long chorus lines of high-kicking, long-legged female dancers. Many who have never been to New York or seen the famous Rockettes have imitated them in talent shows or on-the-spot picture poses. Their widespread fame is a tribute to the public fascination with the controlled excellence of their dancing (see entry under 1900s—The Way We Lived in volume 1).

The Rockettes originated in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1925. Their original name was the Missouri Rockets. They were the brainchild of producer Russell Markert (1899–1990), who was inspired by watching the …

Depression Is Not in Your Head

"Brain disorders resulting in altered mood, memory, behavior, and attention are a result of imbal- ances in the seven key systems of your body," says Mark Hyman, MD, author of The Ultramind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First. "These 'diseases' really do not exist." Correcting your seven key systems requires optimizing nutrition, balancing hormones, cooling off inflammation, fixing digestive problems, enhancing detoxification, boosting energy metabolism, and calming the mind, he says.

To get started, he recommends walking vigorously for 30 minutes every day; eating protein for breakfast; having a meal or snack every 3 to 4 hours; and making your diet rich …

Government troops and Tamil rebels battle in Sri Lanka, leaving more than 100 dead

Tamil rebels and Sri Lankan troops have waged one of their fiercest battles in years, battering each other with small arms and mortars in a confrontation that the military said killed 100 guerrillas and left 76 soldiers dead or missing.

The rebels claimed they killed more than 100 soldiers and lost only 16 of their fighters in a 10-hour firefight they characterized as a rout of the heavily armed government forces.

Either way, Wednesday's battle was a serious blow to the government's promise to capture the Tamil Tigers' de facto state in the north, crush the rebel group and end the 25-year-old civil war in this Indian Ocean island nation by the end of the …

Body of N.D. college student found after 5 months 22-year-old last seen at mall where she worked

CROOKSTON, Minn. -- The body of college student Dru Sjodin hasbeen found, five months after she disappeared from the parking lot ofa North Dakota shopping mall, authorities said Saturday.

Sheriff Mark LeTexier sobbed as he told volunteers, "Dru is home."He later confirmed that authorities had found Sjodin's body.

Scores of volunteers had joined the search Saturday for the 22-year-old University of North Dakota student, who was last seen Nov.22 at the mall where she worked at a Victoria's Secret.

While a handful of Sjodin's relatives continued searching throughthe winter, official searches had been halted in December because ofsevere weather and resumed this …

Hot Blues Will Pose Stern Test For Hawks

ST. LOUIS The questions have centered around the Detroit RedWings and Toronto Maple Leafs, the Blackhawks' rivals for the NorrisDivision title.

This weekend, though, the St. Louis Blues stand in the way in ahome-and-home series. And since Christmas, the Blues are among theNHL's hottest teams.

Coaching turmoil contributed to early-season problems.

A few weeks into the season, Bob Berry replaced Bob Plager,whose differences with Brett Hull might have contributed to thesniper's slow start.

But since Dec. 22, when the Blues were 11-18-4, they have gone24-15-5 and Hull has rebounded for his fourth consecutive 50-goalseason.

After looking …

UCF AD resigns amid recruiting allegations

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Central Florida's athletic director and a football assistant resigned Wednesday after the school was hit with more NCAA violations, this time for involvement with runners for sports agents and cash payments and gifts to recruits.

Athletic director Keith Tribble and assistant football coach David Kelly stepped down after the NCAA cited UCF — which is currently on probation for previous violations — for unethical conduct amid allegations of recruiting violations in its football and basketball programs.

Men's basketball coach Donnie Jones was suspended for three games by UCF and given a letter of reprimand.

The NCAA notified UCF of the allegations in a …

2 guilty in NYC shop holdup stopped by owner's gun

The two surviving members of a group of would-be stickup artists thwarted by a shotgun-wielding Harlem restaurant supply store owner have pleaded guilty to robbery.

Prosecutors say 21-year-old Shamel McCloud and 22-year-old Bernard Witherspoon entered their pleas Wednesday. They're expected to be sentenced to five years in prison on March 11.

They were among four men who tried to hold up the Kaplan Brothers Blue Flame Corp. in …