On Deficits And Doctors Oct 21, 2009
Further, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) the federal government's debt to exceed $14 trillion by 2019, and that's before the full force of the baby boom retirement has hit the government's books. The Obama administration's budget plan would make this very daunting budgetary outlook much worse. (CBS News)
Taiwan recalls days of dance Oct 20, 2009
A representative icon of entertainment in the baby boom era, E Sha was famous for its musical performances during a time when strip shows were prevalent ... For all its cultural value and popularity, E Sha seems to have now become just a distant memory of Taiwan's baby boomers ... For instance, baby boomers share collective memories of going to E Sha shows, with some having gone as far as saving all their pocket money for the 250 New Taiwan dollar (US$7. (Asia Times Online)
Childcare puts the squeeze on kindergarten Oct 19, 2009
Many reasons for the crisis have been offered, including a baby boom and past government funding policies. But there's a bigger reason no one wants to mention: kindergartens are being squeezed out by childcare. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Critic's picks - theater Oct 18, 2009
A LONG AND WINDING ROAD Maureen McGovern brings the polish of a seasoned cabaret performer to this greatest-hits overview of her personal history and the collective experience of the baby boom generation. Through Nov. 15. (Boston Globe)
Letters to the editor (10/18/09) Oct 18, 2009
I find this illogical; we are just now seeing the leading edge of the "baby boom" bubble becoming eligible for Medicare, with the largest portion becoming eligible over the next ten years. So, explain to me how we are going to cut Medicare "costs" when we are going to have millions more Americans qualifying for Medicare (even fuzzier math. (Anchorage Daily News)
Retirement Income Products Fall Short Oct 17, 2009
In response to the need of pre-retirees for products that guarantee income and the impending retirement of the baby boom generation, retirement plan providers have continued to invest in income-oriented product innovation. In fact, despite severe budget cuts, a quarter of the retirement services executives in Corporate Executive Boards' Retirement Services Roundtable increased their investment in retirement income initiatives in the second quarter of 2009. (BusinessWeek)
What's in a brand? Generation XL should take a look Oct 17, 2009
Every generation gets a label: "The Greatest," "The Baby Boom," "Gen X," "Gen Y.". So the youngest Americans might want to hire a public relations expert. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
•Numerous variables exist in calculating unemployment Oct 16, 2009
Part of this may be demographic, with older workers opting to retire as the baby boom ages. However, part of this is what is called "discouraged workers," or those folks who've given up on finding employment. (The Daily Journal)
A winding trip down McGovern’s memory lane Oct 16, 2009
Now she has come to Boston with A Long and Winding Road, a musical memoir of her own life and the collective experience of the baby boom generation. As generational history, A Long and Winding Road is thin and cliched, overly reliant on the invocation of played-out boomer touchstones (where were you when JFK was assassinated, weren t the Beatles dreamy, that sort of thing). (Boston Globe)
Labor cannot fix hospitals Oct 16, 2009
We have an artificially created baby boom virtue of the baby bonus, an unbelievable population boom fuelled by migration and refugees, a huge increase in ill health due to pollution factors, modern processed food and the modern stressful lifestyle ... When the Liberals were in power they set up the baby boom without any forward planning towards increased maternity services or education facilities ... Do you really think the Liberals could do better when we have runaway health costs of drugs, new... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Callies dad pays a visit to Greys Anatomy Oct 16, 2009
Sara Ramirez chats about the recent baby boom on the set of "Grey's Anatomy," including Ellen Pompeo's recent birth, Katherine Heigl's adoption and Eric Dane's fatherhood rumor. Access Hollywood. (MSNBC -- Television)
The Lost Generation Oct 10, 2009
What's more, the baby boom generation is counting on a productive young workforce to help fund retirement and health care. Instead, young people risk getting tracked into jobs that don't pay as well, says Lisa B. Kahn of the Yale School of Management. (BusinessWeek)
Arts: the week ahead Oct 8, 2009
A LONG AND WINDING ROAD Through her interpretations of songs by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, and Carole King, Maureen McGovern presents a musical memoir designed to resonate with the baby boom generation. Oct. 9-Nov. (Boston Globe)
DEMOGRAPHICS: Hispanics one-fifth of K-12 students in U.S. Oct 7, 2009
That is more than triple Hispanics' percentage in the 1970s, the height of white baby boom enrollment in elementary and high school. More Hispanic kindergartners in 2007 were U.S.-born than foreign-born, assuring them of citizenship that will make them eligible to vote by 2020. (USA Today)
Possible Baby Boom In East El Paso Oct 6, 2009
The number of babies born at Sierra Providence East Medical Center could be proof of a mini baby boom in East El Paso. Already 1,700 babies were born in the last 17 months since this hospital has been opened. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Australia's population hits 22 million at 12.02pm Oct 1, 2009
The baby boom, fanned by generous baby grants from the Howard and Rudd governments, resulted in a record 300,000 new births last year. We're on track to beat it this year,'' Mr McCrindle said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Supply limited, demand eternal, graveyards fill up Oct 1, 2009
Scarcity of graveyard space is sure to be an intensifying problem as the baby boom generation moves through its golden years, funeral directors and cemetery officials say. Some project that the annual death rate will as much as double over the next two decades. (Boston Globe)
The American Way of Dentistry Sep 30, 2009
But according to a in the June 2000 JADA, the baby boom will be the first generation to enter retirement "with nearly a full complement of teeth." That translates into even more patients competing for fewer dentists' attention. Economic theory says that when supply decreases or demand increases, prices go up. (Slate)
Married to the State Sep 26, 2009
In 1947, with the baby boom in its infancy and few disposed to hearing of family crisis, Harvard sociologist Carle Zimmerman saw the long-term reality: the family had been deteriorating since the Renaissance and was nearing the point of no return. Whenever the family shows signs of dysfunction, Zimmerman observed, the state helps to break it up. (The American Conservative)
Rudd's got a big one... on population Sep 23, 2009
but you can bet it's due to a record immigration intake and a small baby boom currently underway. How does that stack up against other countries. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
State's child-care system still flawed Sep 20, 2009
But Montana is one of a handful of states where a national baby boom begun in 2007 is still going strong, so more young children feeding into the fractured system. There are bright spots. (Montana Standard, MT)
Congratulations - it's a boomlet. (But now the fun starts …) Sep 19, 2009
We are producing babies at the fastest rate since 1981, though not as fast as during the baby boom years following World War II, when there were 3. 5 births per woman. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Perambulations in the search for a pram Sep 19, 2009
The British company behind the show said the recent baby boom, and an audience of ageing and more affluent first-time mothers living mainly in inner-city Sydney and Melbourne meant there was a market for the show, the first of its kind in the world. Katy Ryan, a director of Single Events said older mothers were more financially independent and hungry for information. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
A nursing degree offers a variety of career opportunities Sep 18, 2009
As the baby boom generation ages, it will demand that more health care services be provided by more health care professionals. During the next 25 years, the over-age-65 population will increase at five times the rate of those under 65. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Incomes of young falling Sep 18, 2009
The line between the haves and have-nots runs through the middle of the Baby Boom, the population explosion 1946-64. "The second half of the Baby Boom may be in the worst shape of all," says demographer Cheryl Russell of New Strategist Publications, a research firm. (USA Today)
Augusta Tech could add nursing program Sep 18, 2009
Compounding the situation is the growing number of retirements by instructors from the Baby Boom. To produce more instructors, the Medical College of Georgia and Georgia State University have begun new programs for advanced degrees. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Click to read:When Honesty is the Best Health Policy Sep 13, 2009
" by brianbwb-2009 September 13, 2009 12:14 AM EDT To bcpatsmbburch06 You both fail to mention the primary reasons for what you see as shortcomings in the public system.When Medicare and other aspects of Social Security were enacted, the money raised from taxes and deductions from paychecks was supposed to go into a fund exclusively for the administration of the program, it was supposed to be "untouchable".But the totally unnecessary US wars of the 50s,60s, and 70s cost so much that the... (CBS News)
Circumcision stance being reconsidered Sep 13, 2009
By the time the post-World War II baby boom generation came along, doctors often circumcised infants without even asking parents' permission. In the last 50 years, that attitude has changed dramatically, and groups like NOCIRC -- the National Organization of Circumcision Resource Centers -- evolved to argue that circumcision was not only unnecessary, but a harmful civil rights violation. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Hospital gives wrong baby to new mother Sep 12, 2009
Previous Patient wrote on Sep 11, 2009 10:25 AM:" I have been a patient at the OB ward have had both of my children there and was treated with great respect while there. The Nurses work hard but are truly understaffed! I know that while I was there that they were constantly running from one patient to the next. I have heard that they are kinda going through a mini baby boom there right now and I am sure that staffing has not improved. I do believe it was an honest mistake and that it will not... (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
50 Cent Premieres New Single, 'Baby By Me' Sep 11, 2009
50 Cent Premieres New Single, 'Baby By Me. Ne-Yo is featured on song from long-delayed Before I Self Destruct LP.. (VHI.com -- Music News)
* Did ceremonial shovels cause Hsinchu baby boom? gU dlH Sep 10, 2009
Did ceremonial shovels cause Hsinchu baby boom. gU dlH. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Teenagers 'close to grandparents' Sep 8, 2009
Baby boom generation ... The study suggests the latest generation of grandparents may relate better to today's teenagers because many are baby boomers, and therefore younger. (BBC News -- UK)
Global Eye: A Japanese Instruction Sep 5, 2009
Japan's belated effort to foster a baby boom is unlikely to reverse the trend although it might give the population a temporary boost. Japan's estimated population in 2050 is 95 million, falling to 89 million just five years later. (India Times, India)
Papers report young boys' torture Sep 4, 2009
Page last updated at 05:02 GMT, Friday, 4 September 2009 06:02 UK. "Hell boys" is how the Sun describes was a "vile orgy of torture" against two other boys. (BBC News -- UK)
Cantor: Republicans want to be productive on healthcare Sep 4, 2009
Friday, September 04, 2009. By Walter Alarkon - 09/03/09 02:56 PM ET. (TheHill.com)
'Public option' as unhealthy as Medicare Sep 2, 2009
This should already be of great concern to us as Alaskans, especially as the Baby Boom generation approaches Medicare eligibility. A government-run "public plan" would make this dilemma worse rather than better. (Anchorage Daily News)
Hill Democrats Critical Of Bush's Budget Plan Sep 1, 2009
said Democrats remain hopeful that they can work with the administration to rein in spending on the three programs, which threaten to swamp the federal budget as the baby boom generation retires. "We all need a win," Rangel said. (Yahoo News -- U.S. Budget)
HINGHAM RETROSPECTIVE: Woodstock revisited, 40 years later Aug 30, 2009
Although we were very young and living the American Dream as the Baby Boom generation in the 1950s, we had come of age during the 1960s. The torch had been passed to a new generation; the sky was not even the limit. (Hingham Journal, MA)
Ghosts of the past Aug 30, 2009
And in the last five years Beslan has enjoyed a baby boom, including 50 children born into families affected by the attack. For many these new arrivals have brought hope and a renewed sense of purpose. (BBC News -- Europe)
Drive-in renaissanceBusiness at Kings Drive-In on the rise;recession may play a part Aug 30, 2009
Graff estimates that the Kings Drive-In was built in the late 1940s as thousands of soldiers returned home from World War II and began what would become known as the baby boom. "I can't actually find out [exactly] when," he said. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Oh baby: Britain delivers birth boom Aug 29, 2009
LONDON: Britain is experiencing a baby boom that has contributed to the largest annual population increase in almost 50 years. The population rose by more than 400,000 last year to 61. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Baby boom followed by fertility fee boom Aug 29, 2009
LONDON: Britain is experiencing a baby boom that has contributed to the. THE number of women diagnosed with breast cancer during pregnancy or. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
High contrast Aug 29, 2009
LONDON: Britain is experiencing a baby boom that has contributed to the largest annual population increase in almost 50 years. --> Topics. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Aug 28, 2009
Britain is experiencing a new baby boom which has contributed to the single largest population increase in almost half a century. Nurses who mistreat patients should be struck off, says Christine Beasley, the Government's chief nursing officer. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
UK baby boom frightens papers Aug 28, 2009
UK baby boom frightens newspapers. The news that the UK's population has passed 61m for the first time features across the day's newspapers. (BBC News -- UK)
BRIT PAPERS SOUND ALARM ON AFGHAN WAR... Aug 28, 2009
Britain's baby boom: Is our birth rate too high. Email Address. (The Drudge Report)
Townshend's new rock opera: 'Floss' Aug 27, 2009
He says he wants to use the angry medium of rock 'n' roll to take on issues of aging and mortality facing the Baby Boom generation. Songs from "Floss" will feature on a new Who album due next year. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Obama Aide’s Case Against Euthanasia From Atlantic Archives Aug 27, 2009
There is one final matter to consider: the possibility that euthanasia not only would be performed on incompetent patients in violation of the rules -- as an abuse of the safeguards -- but would become the rule in the context of demographic and budgetary pressures on Social Security and Medicare as the Baby Boom generation begins to retire, around 2010. Once legalized, physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia would become routine. (The Atlantic Online)
WakeMed, UNC Hospitals report big drop in birth rates as economy sours Aug 25, 2009
The baby boom that hospital obstetrics units are used to seeing this time of year hasn t happened in 2009 at least not yet. The number of births at Triangle hospitals has fallen more than 5 percent in recent months when compared to the same months in 2008 a trend that goes against historical patterns and that many experts believe reflects the recession s impact on families. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
Tufts seminar helps residents navigate a changing industry Aug 23, 2009
Those of us in the baby boom generation are going to need your help down the road, Phillips told them. Robert Weisman can be reached at. (Boston Globe)
Darold Sea takes over as Sioux City superintendent on interim basis Aug 23, 2009
The wave of the postwar baby boom this year will reach the seventh grade. The big wave hit kindergarten in 1952, and swelled the enrollment of each succeeding grade level. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
SCITUATE AROUND TOWN: Get out of the heat and try out for shows Aug 22, 2009
For the moment, though, I m sitting at my desk with a pint-size fan blowing straight at my face, a cool, wet washcloth around my neck and Leroy Anderson s recording of Sleigh Ride permanently looping on my baby boom box. TWO UPCOMING PERFORMANCES SEEK TALENT. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Good Samaritan saw baby boom in 2008 Aug 21, 2009
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Zoo Atlanta going to the birds Aug 19, 2009
But it s also shaping up to be a year of expanded focus for birds at the Grant Park attraction, with new facilities opening and a baby boom of sorts afoot ... Amid the construction and opening of new facilities, the late summer avian baby boom has brought some excitement and satisfaction to the zoo that has nothing to do with bamboo-chewing black-and-white bears. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Click to read:Public or Co-op? Comparing Health Options Aug 18, 2009
America is now the land of "Let'Em'Die. The new American dream, too many of us, so, make sure that you simply let nature take it's course for poorer Americans. When they inevitably get sick or injured, we just let them die. Less Americans, the more for everybody else. We're in a time of decline, less resources. it seems reasonable to thin the herd. 'Course no one will actually have to get their hands messy. Just don't allow poorer Americans medical care. Well, by golly, it seems that this may be... (CBS News)
Zoo flying high with hatchlings Aug 14, 2009
Curator of birds James Balance discusses the zoo s avian baby boom during a 2009 Discovery Talk at 7 tonight. Information: zooatlanta. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
70% say brides should take husband's name Aug 11, 2009
But she says some studies have found that younger women are as likely or more likely to change their name when they marry as their baby boom counterparts. "It's not a straight age trend.". (USA Today)
Health care not a right Aug 11, 2009
Dan wrote on Aug 10, 2009 10:02 AM:" The government ran the military you retired from, the planes you flew and the medical program you received and still may be receiving. Many of the other programs you mentioned have worked for decades but are victims of changing times and age distribution much of which is a result of the baby boom from a government run WWII that was pretty successful. TARP, while hastily and ill conceived by the former administration, may still have a hand in breathing life... (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Richard Mial: A momentary lapse in necessary skepticism Aug 11, 2009
There s no shortage of misinformation out there and all the talk from the right about euthanasia or death panels and targeting the baby boom generation for extermination is just so much scary disinformation. Even Newt Gingrich got into the act. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
* US baby boom could be ending amid recession Aug 9, 2009
US baby boom could be ending amid recession ... The US baby boomlet is showing signs of tapering off. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Daily chart: Baby boom, or bust? Aug 8, 2009
Birth rates: Baby boom, or bust. The Economist. (The Economist)
Obama baby boom a bust Aug 7, 2009
Obama baby boom is a bust - Behavior- msnbc ... Obama baby boom turns out to be a bust ... The mass celebration of Barack Obama supporters gave birth to rumors that there might bea baby boom nine months later. (MSNBC -- Health)
Richest Nations Seeing Modest Baby Boom Aug 6, 2009
Most of the two dozen nations that have passed this tipping point - including Australia, Sweden, France, the United States and Britain - are enjoying modest baby booms, breaking a pattern of declining fertility that has held for decades if not longer ... Changes in society that make it easier for women to choose to have children are a key driver behind the rich nation baby boom, the study suggests. (Newsmax)
Elderly drivers don’t live test-free in N.H. Aug 4, 2009
And with the baby boom bubble, I think everyone s going to start seeing the helpfulness in having this law. I think we re ahead of the curve. (Boston Globe)
Health Care in Crisis Aug 3, 2009
When I related these stories to others with whom I came in contact, they immediately would tell me a similar story from their family history; members of the Baby Boom generation seemed especially concerned about the vast assortment of medications being prescribed for their parents. Doctors shared concerns about patients demanding medications they've seen touted in pharmaceutical ads on TV. The number of individuals who related stories of friends and family who had died from cancer was high, and... (BusinessWeek)
