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Great Movie Review

James Pinkerton at Tech Central Station has written an excellent analysis of Corpse Bride. Link [http://www.techcentralstation.com/092305F.html]. Here are two excerpts, related but distinct enough to be emphasized separately: 1. > The film's production notes attest that CB is based on a "19th

When a Culture Stops Doing What Comes Naturally . . .

. . . it pays: > Middle-class mothers in France could be paid up to â‚¬1,000 (Â£675) a month - almost the minimum wage - to stop work for a year and have a third child under a government scheme to boost the birthrate, already among the highest in Europe. >

Divorce Ain't Just the Couple's' Business

> Are children raised outside of intact marriages at increased risk for crime and delinquency? iMAPP's latest policy brief, "Can Married Parents Prevent Crime? Recent Research on Family Structure and Delinquency 2000-2005," looks at empirical research from the United States published in peer-reviewed journals

March of the Penguins, Redux

I hadn't visited Andrew Sullivan's blog since late last year, when he soaked my screen with tears following the 2004 anti-gay marriage referendum outcomes. He is a smart guy and good writer, though, even if everything he sees is tainted with his pink-colored glasses.

Stressing the Children

> Toddlers starting at nursery after being at home since birth experience high levels of stress in the first weeks after separating from their mothers, and are still showing "chronic mild stress" as long as five months after their first day in the new environment, according to a

Trying to Reverse the Sterility

> The government said Friday it would give cash bonuses to Greek mothers who have more than two babies, in an effort to boost the country's birth rate as the population ages. > According to a draft law to be presented later this year, mothers would receive a

Family Dinners

This WaPo article [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/29/AR2005082901798.html] talks about the important of the family dinner. I tend to agree with all of it, but I'm one of the biggest offenders against the venerable tradition. How does a person arrange

Blessed Are the Chinese Poor

> Local authorities yesterday seized a rural activist who has been leading a high-profile legal campaign against the use of forced sterilization and abortion in China, in an apparent effort to block him from meeting with senior government officials who had expressed support for his cause. > The detention

And a Whimper Goes Up from Eric Scheske

Seven in eleven years. Not enough? > Pope Benedict XVI told Catholics to have more babies "for the good of society," saying that some countries were being sapped of energy because of low birth rates. > "Having children is a gift that brings life and well-being

Helicopter Parents

Interesting article about "helicopter parents": folks who hover over their children at college, complaining and intervening at every level. Link [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050828/ap_on_re_us/college_helicopter_parents]. Excerpt: > Heightened parental involvement is one of the biggest changes on college campuses