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1. Japanese New Year -- New Year's Eve
   One ancient New Year's custom was to make as much noise as possible to scare evil spirits away from the new year. by the 1700's colonists in America were continuing this tradition with cheers, shouting and using noisemakers on New Year's Eve. These traditions, along with lighting firecrackers, continues to the present day. American celebrations for the New Year begin on the night of December 31. Many people attend parties where at midnight they make noise, cheer, clap, kiss one another and sing an old Scottish song, "Auld Lang Syne."
2. Sonja Henie
   If Sonja Henie had been “just a figure skater” she would have been impressive enough to warrant consideration as a Steamroller. And she started rolling young: Henie took to the ice at age six, and was the Norwegian national champion by the age of ten. She made her first Olympic appearance at the tender age of 11 in the 1924 Games. She skated to the side of the rink to ask for instructions from her coach several times during her performance in 1924, and she finished eighth in a field of eight. By 1928, at the age of 15, any confusion on her part had long since disappeared, and she would never again finish at the back of the pack. She won the gold that year, and then again in 1932 and 1936. Additionally, she won an astounding ten consecutive world championships beginning in 1927, a year before her first Olympic gold.
3. New Years -- New Years Eve
   If you are going to Las Vegas for New Years Eve, the chances are very good that you will be looking for a place to bring in the New Year on the Las Vegas strip. If you decide to hit a club or a bar make sure you are in the casino early before you get locked out. The strip is nuts after 8pm so have a plan.
4. Princeton
   Princeton is among the wealthiest universities in the world, with an endowment of US$14.2 billion. Ranked fourth largest in the United States, the university has the largest per-student endowment in the world. This is sustained through the continued donations of its alumni and is maintained by investment advisors.[15] Some of Princeton's wealth is invested in its art museum, which features works by Claude Monet and Andy Warhol, among other prominent artists.
5. John Anderson -- Miscellaneous
   This is not a John Anderson comeback album -- let's get that out of the way right up front. Need persuading? Look up his discography, which stretches from the early eighties past the turn of the century with few real breaks. Better yet, listen to some of it and realize that if there's any justice at all, history will hold John Anderson in the esteem reserved solely for the most gifted, long tenured and consistent artists ever to sing a country song. But that discussion is for another day. Instead, take a copy of Easy Money and slip it in the stereo. Right here, right now, this is John Anderson.
6. John Mellencamp
   John Mellencamp is a pure product of middle America. Through a combination of talent, vision and stubborn determination he became an authoritative rocker and adroit storyteller. His best songs – including “Pink Houses,” “Small Town” and “Rain on the Scarecrow” - symbolize the hopes, fears and basic decency of America’s heartland. He ... has captured rock’s feisty, independent spirit and dogged pursuit of good times on such numbers as “Crumbling Down,” “Authority Song” and “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.”
7. Poseidon -- Seas
   One of the major deities in Greek mythology, Poseidon was the supreme ruler of the seas. The Romans called him Neptune. An awesome, unruly, and powerful god, Poseidon was associated with storms, earthquakes, and some other violent forces of nature. When angry, he could stir the sea to a fury. But he could ... calm the raging waters with just a glance. One of his titles, Enosichthon (Earth-shaker), reflected his ability to cause earthquakes by striking the earth and mountains with his trident.

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