http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:29:53 -0700 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:10:43 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d21-When-men-take-football-too-seriously-women-get-hurt?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner When men take football seriously, they sometimes don't behave well. That is borne out in domestic violence data.The number of police reports of at-home male-on-female intimate partner violence rises by 8% following upset losses by an NFL home team, a... U.S. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:10:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d21-When-men-take-football-too-seriously-women-get-hurt?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d13-States-where-lots-of-exs-live?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner Did you know that people in Arkansas and Oklahoma tend to get hitched up more than most?Yes, that's right. While nationally, 5% of adults who have ever been married have married three or more times, the share is about double (10%) for those states. T... U.S. marriage Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:19:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d13-States-where-lots-of-exs-live?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Census-milestone-College-enrollment-has-reached-a-new-alltime-high?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner Believe it or not, there's good news about education in America. The share of 18- to 24-year-olds attending college in the United States rose to its highest level ever in October 2008, fueled by a surge in enrollments at community colleges, accordi... U.S. Education Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:02:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Census-milestone-College-enrollment-has-reached-a-new-alltime-high?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m10d20-How-a-judges-racism-seems-out-of-place-in-this-day-and-age?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner A 1967 Supreme Court ruling that allows biracial marriages hasn't sunk in yet for at least one justice of the peace in Louisiana. When Beth Humphrey, a white woman, and Terence McKay, a black man, went to get a marriage license, Justice of the Peac... U.S. children ancestry biracial Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:49:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m10d20-How-a-judges-racism-seems-out-of-place-in-this-day-and-age?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Mystery-surrounds-the-white-branch-of-Michelle-Obamas-family-tree?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner   Barack Obama and his daughters aren't the only members of the first family with biracial roots. Count First Lady Michelle Obama and her mother, Marian Robinson (nee Shields) in too. A genealogist and New York Times reporters have traced earlie... U.S. ancestry biracial Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:13:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Mystery-surrounds-the-white-branch-of-Michelle-Obamas-family-tree?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m9d30-Short-shrift-Government-spending-leaves-children-behind?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner  Here’s a wake up call for our fearless leaders. Did you know that the U.S. government spends $5 on the elderly for every $1 it invests in children?Children don’t seem to count much—if government funding is any barometer.No won... U.S. children poverty Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:45:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m9d30-Short-shrift-Government-spending-leaves-children-behind?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m9d30-How-you-can-help-the-government-limit-spending-at-census-time?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner   In August, the deficit soared to $1.4 trillion. With it rose the clamor of the Obama administration’s critics, who continue to argue that the White House has no credible plan to wrestle the deficit back down.As House Republican Leader J... U.S. Census 2010 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:11:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m9d30-How-you-can-help-the-government-limit-spending-at-census-time?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m9d28-Top-10-states-where-youll-find-foreignborn-people-in-the-US?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner     California continues to lead the country with the largest percentage of foreign-born people. While the median is 12.5 percent for the U.S., California's population is 26.8 percent foreign-born, according to the American Community Survey... U.S. foreign-born ranking by state Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:08:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m9d28-Top-10-states-where-youll-find-foreignborn-people-in-the-US?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m9d28-US-teen-birth-rates-are-high-in-states-where-conservative-religious-beliefs-prevail?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner    States where conservative religious beliefs dominate are strongly associated with high U.S. teen birth rates, according to findings from a study published in the journal, Reproductive Health.  One possible explanation for the rela... U.S. youth Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:05:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m9d28-US-teen-birth-rates-are-high-in-states-where-conservative-religious-beliefs-prevail?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m9d25-How-the-recession-has-forced-women-to-rethink-motherhood?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner While 77 percent of women who are financially worse off this year say they can’t afford to have a baby right now, only 39 percent of them say they are taking precautions to use contraception every time they have sex. This group of women inclu... family planning U.S. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:39:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m9d25-How-the-recession-has-forced-women-to-rethink-motherhood?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Centuriesold-approach-to-allinclusive-US-census-comes-under-attack?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner The next census survey must count every person living in the United States on April 1, 2010. Period.  End of discussion.Or is it?Some senators would rather exclude some people from the count. Like illegal immigrants, for starters.Sen. Bob B... U.S. Census 2010 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:52:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Centuriesold-approach-to-allinclusive-US-census-comes-under-attack?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Census-The-most-highly-educated-population-in-the-US-lives-in-DC?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner   Look for some of the most educated people in the country in our nation’s capital. The District of Columbia ranks No. 1 with the highest percent of people (26.7 percent) ages 25 and over who have completed an advanced degree beyond a... U.S. Education Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:36:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Census-The-most-highly-educated-population-in-the-US-lives-in-DC?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m8d13-How-a-rise-in-the-share-of-youth-in-poorer-countries-could-lead-to-unrest?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner  Could the rising concentration of the world's youth (ages 15 to 24) in less developed countries have a destabilizing effect?First, let's consider some facts.Nearly 90 percent of today's 1.2 billion youth live in developing countries, says Carl ... world less developed countries youth Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:09:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m8d13-How-a-rise-in-the-share-of-youth-in-poorer-countries-could-lead-to-unrest?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m8d12-World-population-could-reach-7-billion-in-two-years?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner  The world population will likely reach the 7-billion mark in 2011—just 12 years after hitting 6 billion in 1999, according to the Population Reference Bureau (PRB). That may not sound remarkable to you now. But consider this: It took... world Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:19:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m8d12-World-population-could-reach-7-billion-in-two-years?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m7d22-Will-there-be-enough-food-to-feed-the-world?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner  If we can't feed all 6.7 billion people in the world today, how will we ever  meet the nutritional needs of far more people in the future?The demand for food is expected to grow by 50 percent by 2030 due to population growth. By 2050, UN e... world food Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:39:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m7d22-Will-there-be-enough-food-to-feed-the-world?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m7d19-1-billion-go-hungry?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner   More than 1 billion people across the world are hungry, The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization reported in June. This historic high level of hunger has roots in the financial downturn plus  persistently high food prices. "The sil... food Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:42:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m7d19-1-billion-go-hungry?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m7d8-A-condom-factory-in-Iran?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner       Yes, you read that right. There is a condom factory in Iran. In fact, when it comes to family planning and limiting population growth, Iran is one of the more progressive countries in the world. This is purportedly video of a con... Iran Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:16:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m7d8-A-condom-factory-in-Iran?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Answers-to-the-pop-quiz?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner Photo: AP/Heribert Proepper For all those intrepid adventurers who took the population pop quiz, the answer to all the questions is the same. The correct letter is:a) the one that sounds like the word for "yes" in Spanishb) the one tha... pop quiz Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:30:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Answers-to-the-pop-quiz?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m7d8-See-how-you-score-on-this-population-pop-quiz?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner   Just in time for World Population Day on July 11, here's your chance to test your population literacy. The world population is close to: a)    78 million b)    3.5 billion c)    6.8 billion d) ... world pop quiz Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:21:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m7d8-See-how-you-score-on-this-population-pop-quiz?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m7d5-Palins-homework?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner Sarah Palin beams in happier times under the spotlight.  If you're still reeling from Sarah Palin's announcement that she's resigning from her post as Alaska's governor, you're not alone. Pundits say her unpredictability is the one thing y... world U.S. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:02:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15195-Population-Trends-Examiner~y2009m7d5-Palins-homework?cid=exrss-Population-Trends-Examiner