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There are some key reasons why the bikini has been and will continue to be popular—minimizing tan lines, for example, or keeping cool in the blistering sun. But really, the added bonus is that bikinis are like Halloween costumes; both give young women a chance to wear modified forms of lingerie in public...

Author: By Jane Chun, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Swimwear and its Sex Roles | 4/8/2010 | See Source »

According to Trumka, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations is working to show younger generations of workers that the labor movement can be key to addressing several of their needs, ranging from health care to justice for undocumented workers to workplace safety. He added that the AFL-CIO has been active in each of these areas...

Author: By Stephanie B. Garlock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AFL-CIO President Stresses Important of Labor Movement | 4/8/2010 | See Source »

...Kids may respond better to rewards for specific actions because there is less risk of failure. They can control their attendance; they cannot necessarily control their test scores. The key, then, may be to teach kids to control more overall - to encourage them to act as if they can indeed control everything, and reward that effort above and beyond the actual outcome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Kids Be Bribed to Do Well in School? | 4/8/2010 | See Source »

...leaders of the new revolution now unfolding in Kyrgyzstan are already claiming victory over the government, which has not yet officially resigned. Opposition leaders have taken over key government buildings, including the headquarters of the security forces and the national television station, which they were using on Wednesday to call more protesters into the streets, urging citizens to rally for "freedom or death." As of Wednesday night, the Kyrgyz Health Ministry had confirmed 40 deaths amid the violence, and gruesome images of bodies in the streets and badly beaten police officers filled the global airwaves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kyrgyzstan: Did Moscow Subvert a U.S. Ally? | 4/8/2010 | See Source »

...safety disparity has many causes, including greater automation in the U.S. and a more sustained focus on workplace safety. China depends on relatively cheap coal as a key source of energy for its rapidly growing economy, and its mines churn out more than twice the amount as the U.S. In 2008, China produced 2.85 billion tons of coal, versus 1.17 billion in the U.S. Coal mines are responsible for a large share of global mine disasters because they are more likely to produce toxic and combustible gases than metal or other mines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China and West Virginia: A Tale of Two Mine Disasters | 4/8/2010 | See Source »

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