OptimismSlideshow • optimism • ISSUE 48•01 • May 14, 2012 100190Pathetic Goal Reached1 of 16Kinko's Manager Hopes Child Stays Missing A Little Longer2 of 16New Children's Hospital Filled To Capacity3 of 16Mean Automakers Dash Nation's Hope For Flying Cars4 of 16Silicon Valley Town Pinning Tourism Hopes On World's Largest Website5 of 16Couple Brought Together Through Mutual Desperation6 of 16Item Found In Garbage To Be Turned Into Lamp Someday7 of 16Suburban Family Invests Hopes, Dreams In Gas Grill8 of 16Miracle Of Birth Occurs For 83 Billionth Time9 of 16Nation's Students To Give American Education System Yet Another Chance10 of 16NASA Intern Hoping To Go On Space Walk Before He Leaves In June11 of 16Ben Affleck Hoping Jason Bourne Has Sidekick In Next Movie12 of 16Area Man Hoping Cell Phone Breaks So He Can Get Better One13 of 16Self-Help Book Believes It Can Be A Bestseller Someday14 of 16Nation's Unemployment Outlook Improves Drastically After Fifth Beer15 of 16College Senior Hopes To Turn Love Of Data Entry Into Career16 of 16More Slideshows Start OverThe Week In PicturesThe Week In Pictures The Week In PicturesThe Week In PicturesThe Week In Pictures