| Some states say no to teen tanning
WASHINGTON No smoking. No drinking. No talking on cell phones while driving. Now, the latest no-no in state laws aimed at underage teens is indoor tanning. Spurred by worries about skin cancer, Utah and Virginia this year joined 25 other states, including Mississippi, in placing limits on teens seeking a bronze glow from the ultraviolet lights of a tanning bed. North Dakota's Legislature is putting the final touches on a measure to also clamp restrictions on tanning salon patrons under age 18. Most of the laws require underage teens to get parental permission to lie under the tanning-bed heat lamps that emit intense UV light. A handful of states completely ban access to artificial UV light in salons for those younger than 13, 14 or 16. Others require teens to bring along a parent or a doctor's prescription.
Carousel in Concert, Lamplighters Tour Bay Area
The Bay Area's acclaimed Lamplighters Music Theatre presents Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's sweeping musical CAROUSEL in concert as part of the Gas Lamp Spring Operetta Series. Featuring Lamplighters' unparalleled orchestra and a cast of 40 highlighting the phenomenal voices of the Lamplighters company, this sumptuous work from the Golden Era of Broadway includes such hallmark songs as "If I Loved You," "My Boy Bill," "You'll Never Walk Alone," and the gorgeous "Carousel Waltz." Dennis Lickteig directs this semi-staged, costumed production with Lamplighters Musical Director Baker Peeples at the baton. "Set in a small New England seaside town, CAROUSEL follows the love story of Billy Bigelow, a smooth-talking carnival barker, and Julie Jordan, a spunky local factory worker he seduces," states press notes, "Desperate for money after learning that he and Julie will be parents, Billy attempts a foolish robbery.
I found The Secret
In case you did not know, there is a secret to the universe. Lucky for our generation, it has been condensed into an hour-and-a-half long DVD aptly titled, "The Secret" - it has cool graphics. I know, I know: "I don't have 90 minutes to spare in this fast-paced world" you say. Well just for you, I'll condense it down to a 600-word column. The secret of life is the law of attraction. By using this natural rule, one is said to be able to receive anything and everything he or she desires. The video used the story of Aladdin and his magic lamp to explain.
The original story goes that Aladdin finds a magic lamp, rubs it and a genie appears who grants him infinite wishes. Anything he wanted, he received. The Secret states that any human has the power to get everything, like Aladdin, by simply asking the Universe through the vehicle of brain impulses.
Summer raises questions on water supply
Scarcity of water is not alien to people in urban and rural areas. In Kerala, providing water to the population in cities has become a grave problem. In the case of Kochi, it has been a perennial problem without an immediate solution. Fresh water connections have been denied to the residents of a panchayat situated close to the city for many years together. One of the landmarks of Kerala, the Bharathapuzha has become dry in the summer at several places. No one is sure if an increasing number of rivers will face death in the near future. While the flow of river water is used to generate electricity, wastage of power during distribution has been a cause of concern to planners as well as political functionaries. Ways to minimise wastage have been devised at different levels. Use of compact fluorescent lamps that consume less energy than that by conventional incandescent lamps can be a method to improve the power position.
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