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- I Don't Hate the South: Reflections on Faulkner, Family, and the South
- I Don't Hate the South: Reflections on Faulkner, Family, and the South. By Houston A. Baker Jr. (New York and other cities: Oxford University Press, 2007. Pp. [xviii], 198. Paper, $21.95, ISBN 978-0-19-532655-0; cloth, $125.00, ISBN 978-0-19-508429-0.) Houston A. Baker Jr.'s I Don't Hate the South: Reflections on Faulkner, Family,...
- Research articles 2008-11-01
- Polygyny and Christian Marriage in Africa: The Case of Benin
- Abstract: Since the arrival of European missionaries in Africa, there has been charged debate over people's marriage choices. This article outlines the major elements in the academic, theological, and popular discourses on marriage in Africa, focusing on two topics: the conceptual divide between monogamous Christian marriage and African polygyny, and...
- Research articles 2008-09-01
- Guests at the table? Independent directors in family-influenced public companies
- I. INTRODUCTION II. PUBLICLY HELD FAMILY COMPANIES A. Definitions and Incidence B. Firm Performance C. Suggestive Circumstances III. PRIVATE BENEFITS OF CONTROL A. Complexities of Control and the Benefits It Confers B. Illicit Pecuniary Benefits ...
- Research articles 2008-06-22
- Wallstrip: Almost Family Inc. (AFAM)
- Almost Family Inc. AFAM, yet another Baby Boomer driven business, is growing rapidly. Julie explains how they're doing it.
- Videos 2008-07-28
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- EDITIONS AND TRANSLATIONS: Aretino, Pietro. Aretino's Dialogues. The Lorenzo Da Ponte Italian Library. Trans. Raymond Rosenthal. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2005. vii + 397 pp. chron. bibl. $60 cl, $29.95 pbk. ISBN: 0-8020-9004-4 cl, 0-8020-4890-0 pbk. Beze, Theodore de. Satyres chrestiennes de la cuisine papale. Textes litteraires...
- Research articles 2006-06-22
- Jimmy Dean Loses One of its Best Customers; May Gain More as a Result
- You can do a lot of things with a 12-ounce Jimmy Dean sausage -- make mini sausage chimichangas, adhere to a diet with the reduced fat variety, or really tick off a 30-year customer. After learning that Jimmy Dean did away with the 16-ounce pack and increased pricing for the...
- Blog posts 2007-11-13
- Why National Work and Family Month is Important to Productivity
- More and more people are finding themselves sandwiched between caring for children and aging parents, all while maintaining demanding full-time jobs. What's more, a lot of people are finding their productivity decreasing and health suffering as a result of working long hours. Fortune Magazine predicted in 2003 that work-life...
- Blog posts 2007-10-03
- Legislative Assembly, Manitoba
- As reported in the Summer edition, the flooding situation Manitoba experienced during the spring had an impact on the sittings of the Legislative Assembly. An informal arrangement was established and agreed to on a weekly basis, whereby the Assembly did not sit on Monday nights or Fridays, and this arrangement...
- Research articles 1997-09-22
- Family study in Canada during sociology's shifts from RC to PC to DC
- It might be argued that the sociological study of families has a longer history than that of any other feature of Canadian society. Shortly after sociology emerged in Europe in the mid-19th century a Quebecois family was the subject of sociological analysis (Gerin, 1964), and a lively interest in the...
- Research articles 1996-02-01
- UPDATED: Shire Accused of Depriving Family of Metazym Even Though They Raised €1M to Buy It
- A British family has accused a Denmark drug company of reneging on a promise to sell them a supply of Metazym for their fatally ill daughter and instead giving it to Shire. Shire has declined to supply the family with the experimental drug, saying it does not have enough of...
- Blog posts 2009-07-14
- Breaking the Cycle of Family Joblessness | BTalk Australia
- (Episode 238: 11min 24) Despite reports of low unemployment, almost one in eight children in Australia live in a family where no parent is working. This is a significant improvement on the situation in the mid-90s, but could get worse with the economic downturn. Jessica Brown from...
- Blog posts 2009-05-06
- Nielsen: Big Families, Hispanics, Not Good at Pushing Buttons
- If you read this post the other day about the controversy over Nielsen's attempts to measure online and TV consumption by its people meter families, you know I questioned whether individuals in people meter families really push those personal viewing buttons on their remotes so that Nielsen can sync up...
- Blog posts 2009-04-30
- Should I Take the Big Bad Job Offer, or the Sweet Little One?
- Dear Stanley, I recently got two job offers. One is from a company in New York, where I'd be working on cutting-edge technology and would make top dollar by working myself until I die. The other company is in a small...
- Blog posts 2009-03-20
- ABC's WifeSwap Looks for Inventor Families
- WifeSwap is a popular ABC program in which the mothers of two families with different parenting styles trade domiciles for a week. And now the show wants to find a "superstar family of inventors" to add into the mix. "We've never featured families of inventors on the...
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- When a Two-Income Family Loses Both
- Enduring one layoff is hard enough -- not just on the employee who's lost her livelihood but on the household that has make ends meet and do without. So how about a family that suffers two layoffs in quick succession? How does a couple make the adjustment...
- Blog posts 2009-07-22
- Temporary Overseas Assignments are Marriage Killers
- Being assigned temporarily to an overseas posting can seem glamorous -- but your marriage and wallet may not survive. Harvard Business Publishing sends up that warning flag based on recent research by the relocation firm Dwellworks. "Employee-only temporary relocations â€" when families stay behind...
- Blog posts 2009-07-30
- Frequent Flyer? What is Your Spouse Doing While You're Gone
- I recently posted about the dangers that overseas assignments can do to the family left behind. This is a dangerous and under-reported side effect you need to consider before accepting an assignment that is going to split up you from your family. But several readers suggested this...
- Blog posts 2009-08-13
- The Pros and Cons of the Public Option
- What is the public health care option and how would it work? CBS News' Kelly Cobiella, Mark Strassmann, and Anthony Mason provide a special report.
- Videos 2009-09-11
- Will Essentials: What You Need
- If you die without a will, the state decides who gets what. So you probably want to get your wishes down in writing. MoneyWatch's Jill Schlesinger explains the three things you need to include.
- Videos 2009-09-02
- Save Big on Baseball Games
- Want to take the family out for a day at the ballpark? It's going to cost you. Here are 4 smart ways to spend less.
- Videos 2009-08-10
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