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...Ikeda says that his clients have an "American perspective" about the dating scene. And their children are often very supportive, sometimes being the ones to register parents and post their profiles. "Before, people used to be embarrassed. And some still ask me, 'Am I too old? Is it O.K.?'" says Ikeda. "But I think that more older people are realizing that life is supposed to be enjoyable - not lonely." About 17% of the matchmaking clientele in Japan is over 50 years old, according to Ai Senior, and seniors' market share has more than doubled over the past three years...
...Rowling's literature: Jewish culture has celebrated the Yahrzeit for centuries. It is a day of joyous yet sorrowful memory of those gone, during which people gather to support the bereaved with sweet recollections of the dead. My grandfather died when I was 7. Every year his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren partake of a meal in his name, those who remember him speaking of him to those who do not. I am 22 now and in no danger of forgetting him. Lily Weiss, Lawrence, New York...
...Compare Bright Shiny Morning with, say, Charles Bock's Beautiful Children, a novel of similar proportions and ambitions (it's about Las Vegas) that was published in January to great critical acclaim. Children drips with nuance and high purpose and psychological complexity, but in all honesty, I would far rather spend an evening (or a morning) with Morning than with Children. The worst bits of Morning are probably worse than anything else you'll read this year, but Frey is such a relentlessly entertaining storyteller that you just won't care. Sure, the setups are formulaic (ironically, Frey makes...
...patients, but scientific subjects. In the 1970s, studies of a feral child, "Genie," who hadn't spoken with humans until the age of 13, helped to confirm several hypotheses relating to how language is acquired. Psychologists will likely be equally interested in studying the psychosocial development of the Fritzl children in such a deprived environment...
...made it clear that the Fritzls' rehabilitation is the priority. "The family has suffered a lot," says Kepplinger. "They require silence and a calm atmosphere." Friedrich agrees: "We have learned from the Kampusch case to pay even more attention to the protection of the victims. These are human beings - children - and not animals in a zoo. They have a right to the preservation of their dignity...