More Children Being Raised by Grandparents Since the Start of the 'Great Recession'
Just as the number of children being cared for by their grandparents has increased from 2000 to 2008, the corresponding number of grandparents serving as primary caregivers to their grandchildren increased 8%, from 2.4 million in 2000 to 2.6 million in 2008.
The Emperor's Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City at the Peabody Essex Museum
"An emperor or king should have extensive grounds to stroll in and lovely vistas to enjoy. If he has such a place, he will be able to cultivate his mind and refine his emotions." — The Qianlong emperor When the last emperor of China, Puyi, left the For…
CutureWatch, Review of The Constant Liberal: The Life and Work of Phyllis Bottome
It's hard to believe after reading this detailed, sympathetic story that its subject seems to be hardly known today. She was famous and highly esteemed, especially in the United States, as a novelist before her success reached England.
Confessions of a Domestically-Challenged Homemaker
If my washing machine and dryer could talk, they would tell you that I never separate my whites from my colors, I throw my “delicates” in with my jeans, and I dry everything at either the high or permanent press setting — whichever one the gauge happens to be pointing to at the time.
Shopping at Montreal's Fine Arts Museum Shop
M Boutique offers wide a selection of original, high-quality gift ideas from many different countries, at prices for every budget. There are beautiful items for the home, as well as sculptures, textiles, jewelery, children's books and games and contemporary objects. Consider Mondrian trays and boxes, a Van Gogh inspired stained glass panel and Cre-Art necklaces.
An Adventure on Cape Breton Island
The Welps of Connecticut had been having a grand adventure on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, traversing the switchbacks of the highlands and hiking some of its most famous trails.Then, "“Hello everyone, we are stranded at a place called Meat Cove on Cape Breton Island. Came for one night of camping and had a very heavy rainstorm that washed out five bridges. Not sure how or when we are getting out. I guess it’s just another Welp adventure ..."
Exploratorium's Science of Baseball; The Girls of Summer
In the 1870s, an American woman could not vote. She could not own property in her own name after marriage. But she could play ball — as well as it could be played in an outfit that weighed as much as 30 pounds and included a floor-length skirt, underskirts, a long-sleeved, high-necked blouse, and high button shoes.
Counter Space, Design and the Modern Kitchen at MoMA: From genuine pleasure to anxiety
Throughout the exhibition prominence is given to the contribution of women, not only as the primary consumers and users of the domestic kitchen, but also as reformers, architects, designers, and as artists who have critically addressed kitchen culture and myths.
Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance and the Camera at the Tate Modern
Aided and abetted by the camera, voyeurism and surveillance provoke uneasy questions about who is looking at whom, and whether for power or for pleasure. The show examines the history of what might be called invasive looking surreptitiously or without the explicit permission of those depicted.
Numbers of Unauthorized Immigrants Into the US Reduced
The PEW Hispanic Center released the following report: US Unauthorized Immigration Flows Are Down Sharply Since Mid-Decade by Jeffrey Passel and D'Vera CohnInteractive Map: Unauthorized Immigrants in the US The annual inflow of unauthorized immigra…
NEJM Perspective: Indoor Tanning — Science, Behavior, and Policy
A dramatic association has been found between exposure to UV radiation and non-melanoma skin cancers.Although most of these lesions are successfully treated at an early stage, metastasis persistently occurs in a small minority of such lesions, at which point cure is rare.
Love, an Inspiration ... or Not?
Finally we have the meaning that leaps first to modern minds for the Greek eros. It may be interesting to note how our current reaction to "Love" is either to its insignificance as in, "I love spaghetti," or to the assumption that sexual attraction is what is meant
FTC and the Clean Credit Report Repair Court Order
They told consumers they would help remove all the negative remarks from their credit reports, as well as current debt. Clean Credit often debited $400 from consumers’ bank accounts before receiving a signed contract, and then did little, if anything, to fulfill its promises
Problems with State-Local Final Pay Plans; Options for Reform
Final pay plans suffer from serious shortcomings: they (1) severely “backload” benefits; (2) treat very differently workers on different career trajectories; and (3) invite mischief in terms of sudden late-career promotions. They are also riskier for workers than they appear.
Too Good to Miss: 2009 Beaujolais – A Once-in-a-Lifetime Vintage
This year there’s a very special reason to buy Beaujolais: Although 2003 and 2005 were excellent vintages, 2009 is thought by many to be the best vintage since 1947. Everything — cooperative weather, perfect harvest conditions — seemed to come together perfectly to produce ripe, healthy Gamay grapes.
Website Houzz, Home Design
Browse photos, get ideas from hundreds of designers from around the world, and save it all in your virtual idea book. It's the online version of cutting pages out of magazines and stuffing them in a folder, which makes it much easier to search, save, and share.
Photojournalism and the American Presidency
Photojournalism and the American Presidency examines the powerful relationship between the almighty camera lens and the office of the president. These enduring images have shaped what we think of the American presidency and the select few who hold that office
Socially Networked? Older users flocking to Facebook, Twitter
Internet users ages 50-64 who said they use a social networking site like MySpace, Facebook or LinkedIn grew 88% and those ages 65 and older grew 100% in their adoption of the sites, compared with a growth rate of 13% for those ages 18-29.
Abstract: The role of doctors' religious faith and ethnicity in taking ethically controversial decisions during end-of-life care
Ethnicity was largely unrelated to rates of reporting ethically controversial decisions. Independently of speciality, doctors who described themselves as non-religious were more likely than others to report having given continuous deep sedation until death ...
Questions and Answers About the ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ From FactCheck.org
FactCheck.org has set out to separate fact from fiction as it relates to what the center’s sponsors call the Park51 project, and what detractors refer to somewhat inaccurately as the "Ground Zero Mosque." So, here FactCheck.org answers some of the main questions we’ve been asked about the controversial center.
Lessons From a Lifetime in the Classroom: YOU AND I, ME, US, THEY, THEM, WHATEVER!
"Just seeing your face at Mike and I’s wedding ..." Unbelievable, you say? Even more unbelievable is the fact that the writer is a graduate student at a major university. The child obviously doesn’t lack brains; what she lacks is proper training in the use of her native tongue.
Time to Reconsider Texting? Using Daily Text-Message Reminders to Improve Adherence With Oral Contraceptives
OBJECTIVE: To estimate whether women receiving daily text-message reminders have increased oral contraceptive pill adherence compared with women not receiving reminders.
The Most Dangerous Woman in America, a Review of Mother Jones: Raising Cain and Consciousness
Her fame grew not just because she was a very effective woman in a man’s world but because of her creative use of street theater and of womanhood itself. Her work made her an ardent opponent of child labor, but not a supporter of woman suffrage, which she saw as a distraction from class struggle.
Why Doesn’t the Social Page Tell the Better Story?
Sometimes I read about a couple well into the later part of middle age who have been married. It doesn't taint my enjoyment whatsoever to read that "the bride and bridegroom's previous (several) marriages ended in divorce." I believe in love.
The FDA's Recall Week:One Half Billion Eggs, Moonstruck Chocolate and Mr. Magic Male Enhancer
It was a busy week for the US Food and Drug Administration. Recalls (voluntary and otherwise) ranged from a male enhancer, to tablets for emergency contraception, frozen mamey pulp, the withdrawal of a low blood pressure drug and those half billion eggs.
