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...Even though AIG had to shut down its operations in China in 1950 after the communists took over, Greenberg never lost sight of those roots and was thrilled when his company in 1998 reclaimed one of its original offices on the Bund in Shanghai. Ahead of most, he understood the vast economic potential of China and advocated for better relations to every U.S. President since Kennedy...
...Most frequently, says Cleveland University sociologist Sarah Matthews, the caregiver is the female child who lives closest and the one who is single or has the fewest career or family responsibilities. Sometimes a son will take on that role, but it is rarely a group effort. Less understood are the underlying psychological reasons that a particular adult child steps up to embrace--or gets stuck with--a parent's late-life needs. But, clearly, the history of family relationships--which child was more in synch with which parent, which siblings were close in age or temperament--influences how, where...
...years ago, when their mother entered an assisted-living facility, the geographically scattered sisters made sure that one of them visited her at least once a month. Barbara, who lived farthest, could visit only twice yearly, but the others understood. When their mother died, the three sisters comforted one another--as they still do. "I don't need a support group," Bedford says. "My sisters are 100% there for me in my grief...
...With their Powerpoint presentations, their conversations, their meetings, [scientists] were successful in educating lawmakers so that they could feel comfortable about the ethical questions raised,” says Dufresne. “The more legislators understood, the greater the support grew. Education was vitally important—it was key to the success...
...disorder in teens who cut themselves. I started self-injuring at age 9. My parents, friends and doctors first responded by treating it as a naughty behavior, then as a serious suicide risk. Even the doctors didn't understand what to do because the problem was not yet well understood. After seven hospitalizations, I found a DBT therapist who focused more on managing the intense emotions that triggered my impulses to self-harm and less on the actual acts of cutting, burning and bruising. I am a junior in college, and DBT helps me moderate my emotions and make daily...