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...DOMESTICITY 7 Number of extra hours per week of household chores performed by married women in the U.S., compared to single women, according to a University of Michigan study. The overall amount of housework by American women fell 34% between 1976 and 2005 1 Drop in the number of hours per week of housework done by men after they get married. The average number of hours for men rose from...
...impact is particularly heavy in countries such as Bangladesh and the Philippines, which are dependent on imported rice to feed their large populations. A November cyclone in Bangladesh ravaged the fall crop, destroying some 800,000 metric tons of rice and forcing the country to import an extra 2.4 million metric tons from India simply to stave off famine. In Vietnam, bad weather and pest outbreaks hurt harvests. In the Philippines, where some 68 million people live on less than $2 a day, the government recently urged restaurants to halve their portions of rice. Credit Suisse estimates a shortage could...
...Modern Nursery, an online boutique whose sales have risen 84% over the past year. "But today's generation of parents--who tend to be older and more used to their existing décor--are opting for sleeker lines that go with the rest of their furniture." You may pay extra for these chic chairs and dressers, but many of them can be reused later in other rooms. Meanwhile, they give baby a head start on good taste...
...Number of extra hours of housework per week performed by married women in the U.S., compared with single women. According to a new study, the overall amount of housework done by women dropped 35% between...
...Number of extra hours of housework per week that single men do, compared with married...