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Warning Over Rise in Dementia
By Ronan McGreevey The number of people with dementia in Ireland is expected to triple over the next 30 years and will be a “huge burden” on the state without a long-term strategy, the Minister for Health James Reilly has warned. Currently, an estimated 41,000…
Author: Irish Times
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The rise of the 'granny nannies'
By Eilish O’Regan Elderly parents are bailing out their adult children with gifts of cash or assets, while regularly helping to care for their grandchildren too. The rise of the “granny nannies” is confirmed in a comprehensive study on ageing published yesterday. Nearly half of…
Author: Independent.ie
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Racial inequality claims rise 106%
Original Source by CARL O’BRIEN and ELAINE EDWARDS NEW FIGURES showing a marked rise in complaints of racial discrimination in the workplace are evidence of increasing awareness of the issue, Minister of State for Integration Conor Lenihan said yesterday. Figures published by the Equality Tribunal…
Author: Irish Times
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Flac reports rise in debt queries
BY CÍAN NIHILL Ireland urgently needs a better debt settlement system according to Free Legal Advice Centres (Flac) who experienced a 45 per cent increase in debt-related queries in 2010. In its annual report released today, the voluntary legal aid organisation revealed that since 2007,…
Author: Irish Times
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Affordable Health Care for All Is Within Grasp Now – If We All Rise to the Moment
President Obama’s speech to a joint session of Congress Wednesday night was a critical turning point in the fight to achieve quality, affordable health care for all Americans. Reform is within reach if we stay involved, work together and make our voices heard over the…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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New National Collaborative Aims to Improve Outcomes for Boys and Men of Color
Improving Outcomes for Boys and Men of Color: New National Collaborative Aims to Identify and Share Best Practices and Fund Cross-Cutting Academic and Community-Based Research A new multifaceted effort, RISE (Research, Integration, Strategy and Evaluation) for Boys and Men of Color, has launched to identify…
Author: University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
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One Year Into My Brother's Keeper – What We've Done and What's to Come
By Kavitha Mediratta Head of Racial Equity Programs The Atlantic Philanthropies As today’s reports from President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper initiative and the Executives’ Alliance for Boys and Men of Color make clear, tremendous work has been done in the past year. And much more…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Attacking Social Security
By Paul Krugman. Social Security turned 75 last week. It should have been a joyous occasion, a time to celebrate a program that has brought dignity and decency to the lives of older Americans. But the program is under attack, with some Democrats as well…
Author: The New York Times
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By Design: Art and Architecture Signal Cornell Tech Mission
An aerial view of the Cornell Tech campus, showing the 59th Street Bridge over Roosevelt Island and the Great Lawn, in the foreground. By Daniel Aloi With architectural design and aesthetics reflecting its mission of collaboration and innovation, Cornell Tech is dedicating a new type of…
Author: Cornell Chronicle
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Climbing toward the finish line
The newest installment in our ongoing chronicle tells about the year The Atlantic Philanthropies defined how it was going to end, and what its final goals would be. Several weeks ago, Chris Oechsli, The Atlantic Philanthropies’ CEO, posted an online essay whose headline declared that Atlantic is…
Author: Tony Proscio, Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Civil Society