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Body invigorating and very un-70s, he says.
"I can't stand pop," Vascellaro says.
duty headphones to drown out every-
thing but his beloved Richard Wagner. Employers say they search for character
Continued from page IB . "All they are, are silly, two-verse love Besides, it makes his hour-longrideon
songs ...I met her. She met me. Then we the stationary bike more bearable.
kissed under a tree.' Gag me."
Carlos Santana. Moore refuses to play
what he calls "the angry crap that pro-
duces cortisol stress hormone."
"I'm trying to accomplish good ener-
On one recent afternoon, none of the
15 members working out at Body Quest
in Minneapolis wore Walkmans, even
those on the stationary cycles and
"I find that (dance) music is
absolutely witless, empty-headed and
oppressive," Fishel says. "That's why I
resort to my private world. It's like
being in a sonic womb."
I 've had a particular piece of mail on my desk
for two years now, and my sincere apologies go
to the thoughtful person who sent it.
It concerns a survey done in 1097 on behalf of
the South Metro Chamber of Commerce (Dayton,
are the skills least valued by prospective employ- •
ees.
They want young people of character, people :
who have developed solid, positive value systems.
They can take those youngsters and make achiev-
gy," Moore says. "I cant tolerate any- other cardiovascular machines. Other exercisers are ditching music Ohio) Business Advisory Council. ers out of them.. '
thing that elicits-the fight-or-flight Apparently, dance mixes piped in completely! At Body Quest, one mem- The results are fascinating, and The question becomes, are employers in Dayton
response. Something that is angry, through the DMX system overhead and ber listens to language tapes and other should be eye-opening to parents. and elsewhere finding the kind of employees they
obnoxious — ish. I think it is counter- the closed-captioned television sets recordings to help expand his vocabu- The purpose of the survey— need? Apparentlyjiot.
productive." '. • were sufficient entertainment - . , lary. At the Sweatshop in S t Paul, titled Survey of Educational The same 400 respondents were asked to rate
Being productive is one factor in Had country-western been playing, Minn., books-on-tape are becoming a Needs — was to determine what their biggest problems arid biggest disappoint-
Frank Vascellaro's workout/formula. though, the reaction would have been more popular alternative to music, employee skills and attributes ments when it came to filling jobs.-The biggest,
Vascellaro,. the KARE-TV morning different, says manager Stephanie says owner Gayle Winegar. are most valued by Dayton-area problem was new hires who lack the ability/will-
anchor, sometimes schedules his jog- Maks. ....:•• "Everybody's madly trading books- employers. - • ingness to follow directions. The biggest disap- -
ging workouts around a local radio sta- "They revolt," she says. on-tape just to keep themselves on Dayton being a relatively typi- pointments were punctuality, positive attitude,
tion's flashback programming on the But not all Body Quest members like their cardio equipment longer," cal midsize American city, I don't ambition and honesty. .
weekends arid early, evenings. Those- ..the dancey and top 40 tunes. Member Winegar says. think I'm stepping out on a limb John . The survey, draws no conclusions, but J'll offer
songs from the 1960s were new, fun, Dick Fishel of Minneapolis uses heavy- to say that what works for one: It would appear that today's parents would do
employers in Dayton works for employers in well to focus less on getting their children into gift-
Seattle, Atlanta, Albuquerque and so on. ed and talented programs and focus more on
Celebrity news Responses were obtained through telephone teaching them manners, respect foY others, respon-
interviews with 400 businesses in the Dayton area! sibility and other basic character values.
Downey back In the big house The show goes on for Lewis Martin Lawrence awakens The people interviewed were responsible for As my wife, Willie, and I often told our children
CORCORAN, Calif. . — Robert LOS ANGELES — Despite a bout from three-day coma recruiting and training new employees. They were as they were growing up, there are more than a few
Downey Jr. is back behind bars. with viral meningitis, Jerry Lewis will asked to rate the importance of 13 attributes and geniuses in this world who are failures.
Downey, 34j arrived Thursday at host'his annual Labor. Day weekend THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Martin skills. ' , But there are very few people who respect other
Corcoran State Prison, where he will muscular dystrophy telethon. Lawrence was in serious but stable The attribute most often cited as important to people and their property and have proper social
be housed with other inmates in a dor- "I'm going to go through with it," : condition Friday after awakening from employee success? Honesty. Then came willing-. skills who'fail.regardless of IQ. -
mitory setting, said prison spokes- Lewis said Thursday night in an inter- a three-day coma brought on by a jog ' ness to cooperate, ability/willingness to follow It's a matter of the baskets into which parents
woman Belle Call, He'll be treated at • view with CNN talk show host Larry while wearing heavy clothing in sum- directions, positive attitude and punctuality. put their eggs. For more than a generation, most of
the prison substance abuse unit, along King. "I cannot not do it The responsi- mer heat Doctors remained concerned The four skills rated least important were, in the eggs, as the Dayton survey affirms, have been
with about 7,000 other inmates. bility is sq'strong." about his kidneys. . : ' order, basic math skills, basic writing skills, under- going into the baskets of academic and athletic
Asked if the actor will receive spe- Lewis, 73, was on tour in Australia Lawrence, upgraded from critical a standing of business economics and basic comput- achievement. That's fine as far as it goes, but
cial treatment, Call ' responded: earlier this month when he began hav- day earlier, was expected to remain the er skills. " unless that's balanced by character achievement, it
"Negative' He's an inmate. That's what ing headaches and double vision. same for the next few days, said Kris Honesty was rated as very important by.94 per- doesn't go far.. ' •
he is to us." Y Doctors told him he had viral meningi- Carraway-Bowmari, spokeswoman for cent of respondents, while basic computer skills John Rosamond It ai family psychologist In North
E&rlier this month, Municipal Judge tis. Doctors believe a steroid and Los Robles Regional Medical Center.. were very important to 17 percent . ~ Caroflna. Questions of general Interest may be sent to
Lawrence Mira sentenced Downey to epidural that were put in his spinal col- thus far, the survey reveals that the very skills •.. him at P-O. Box 4124, Qastonla, NC 28054 and at
three years, for "a probation violation umn in July to relieve back pain creat-. most of today's parents want their childrento excel h^//vninKntethond,cdm/paronQng on the .
stemming'from a 1996 drug conviction. ed the problem. .".•.' TiwAttocurtM Prats in'— math, language arts and computer literacy— Internet'* World Wide Web.
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