Walking Away: A Third of the Public Says It's Sometimes OK to Stop Paying a Mortgage

Presents survey findings on the prevalence of "underwater" mortgages and views of those who stop payments and allow for foreclosure, analyzed by gender, race/ethnicity, age, region, education, political affiliation, and financial and homeownership status

The Late Works of Dame Ethel Smyth: A Musical Microcosm of Interwar British Culture

This paper examines the late musical compositions of Dame Ethel Smyth in the context of British society and culture between the two World Wars. It focuses on Smyth\u27s large-scale works, especially her operas The Boatswain\u27s Mate (1914) and Entente Cordiale (1923-1924) and her oratorio The Prison (1930). Using these works as examples of the composer\u27s mature style, I draw attention to a number of Smyth\u27s original artistic choices as well as her sophisticated use of social commentary. Also considered in this research are certain anticipated roles for women as composers at the time, Smyth\u27s other passions and pursuits, and her interactions with her contemporaries. Her activities as a composer reflected an evolving social landscape for British women in addition to new musical developments

\u3cem\u3eThe Banyan Tree\u3c/em\u3e, \u3cem\u3eUntitled\u3c/em\u3e, \u3cem\u3eTo --\u3c/em\u3e, \u3cem\u3eA Dried Flower--For Someone\u3c/em\u3e, \u3cem\u3ePalace-Cave Mountain\u3c/em\u3e, and \u3cem\u3eNanmu Forest\u3c/em\u3e by Cai Qijiao

Translated from the Chinese with commentary by Edward Morin, Dennis Ding, and Fang Dai

\u3cem\u3eSomething Fills the Soul\u3c/em\u3e, \u3cem\u3eOn the Threshold of Wishing\u3c/em\u3e, \u3cem\u3eTime Utters It\u3c/em\u3e, and \u3cem\u3eI Color My Name\u3c/em\u3e by Yousef el Qedra

Translated from the Arabic by Edward Morin, Yasminn Snounu, and Yasser Tabbaa

In Remembrance: Dominique “Momo” Morin

Dominique “Momo” Morin, a deminer, trainer and supervisor for Fondation Suisse de Déminage, was killed in an accidental mine blast on 10 May 2010. Morin, 54, was working in the northern town of Vavuniya, 254 kilometers (158 miles) north of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Formerly with the French military, Morin had been working in mine action for the past 10 years, training and supervising hundreds of national deminers. Morin dedicated his life to demining and was widely respected throughout the demining community

The Difficult Transition from Military to Civilian Life

Military service is difficult, demanding and dangerous. But returning to civilian life also poses challenges for the men and women who have served in the armed forces, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey of 1,853 veterans. While more than seven-in-ten veterans (72%) report they had an easy time readjusting to civilian life, 27% say re-entry was difficult for them -- a proportion that swells to 44% among veterans who served in the ten years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Why do some veterans have a hard time readjusting to civilian life while others make the transition with little or no difficulty? To answer that question, Pew researchers analyzed the attitudes, experiences and demographic characteristic of veterans to identify the factors that independently predict whether a service member will have an easy or difficult re-entry experience. Using a statistical technique known as logistic regression, the analysis examined the impact on re-entry of 18 demographic and attitudinal variables

Developing an Ontario Maple Syrup Sector Profile: A Value Chain Analysis (Executive Summary)

Through a sectorial profile, this study identifies the maple syrup value chain’s key players, processes, activities and inter-intra industry relationships (social capital) providing baseline data on the current status of the industry and an overall picture of the maple syrup value chain for members and new entrants. The study found that a) technological advancements over the years have lead to great efficiencies and eased the labour requirement; b) that strong social connections have great impact on marketing and retail of syrup; c) that innovation is found not only through research and development sectors of large companies but also from a bottom-up approach; d) Producers have aided with innovations with development of technology and processes

Cohort Size and Youth Earnings: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment

In this paper, I use data from the Canadian Labour Force Surveys (LFS), and the 2001 and 2006 Canadian Censuses to estimate the impact of an important labor supply shock on the earnings of young high-school graduates. The abolition of Ontario’s Grade 13 generated a ‘double’ cohort of high-school graduates that simultaneously entered the Ontario labor market, generating a large and sudden increase in the labor supply. This provides a rare occasion to measure the impact of cohort size on earnings without the supply shock being possibly confounded with unobserved trends—a recurring problem in the literature. The Census findings suggest that the effect of the supply shock is statistically and economically important, depressing weekly earnings by 5 to 9 percent. The findings from Census are supported by the LFS results which suggest that the immediate impact of the supply shock—measured about six months after high-school graduation—is also important.Labor Supply Shock, Youth

Albert Morin and Bernice Morin, interviewed by Amy Bouchard Morin, Part 2

Albert Morin and Bernice Morin, interviewed by Amy Bouchard Morin, August 27, 1993, at their home in Old Town, Maine. For the Islands and Bridges project. Also present, Benoit Bouchard. The Morins talk about family history; parent\u27s immigration from Canada to French Island; schools; neighbors; children\u27s entertainment; holidays; work, at lumber mill, and factories; Great Depression and WPA work; funerals and weddings; boxing and softball; LaBree\u27s bakery and other French Island businesses; WWII; automobiles and roads; women\u27s textile crafts; arrival of electricity; prices; clothing; peddlers; and the 1918 flu epidemic. Listen Part 1. mfc_na2772_c1501_01 Part 2. mfc_na2772_c1501_02https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mf026/1038/thumbnail.jp