CULTURE DIGEST: Most New Year’s resolutions are self-centered
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–Churches can help Americans achieve goals that surpass the typical New Year’s resolutions, which are self-centered and often doomed to fail, according to the Barna Group’s president, David Kinnaman.
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Movie review: Anime “Summer Wars” a beautifully made cautionary tale about the Internet
What a fantastic dance of the real and the virtual “Summer Wars” turns out to be. Directed by Japanese animation whiz Mamoru Hosoda, it’s a sugar rush of candy-colored images, a beautifully drawn tale of family tradition and a bracing brain tonic about the Internet’s charms and vulnerabilities.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters achieves benchmark
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada achieved a significant benchmark last year, by providing 1,009 children with a Big Brother or Big Sister mentor.
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