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Byline: Janet Evans I was 10 months old when Congress passed Title IX and it was that summer of 1972 when I first got in the pool. My mom never [...]

"Du Pont Gardens of the Brandywine Valley" is a book that explores the development of five gardens owned by the du Pont family in the Brandywine River valley. The gardens, which span Southeastern Pennsylvania and Delaware, showcase different styles and designs, from a potager garden to a grand French-style garden. The book provides detailed descriptions and photographs of each garden, highlighting their historical significance and the du Pont family's commitment to natural land conservation. It is recommended for garden enthusiasts and those interested in American horticulture. [Extracted from the article]

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society has received funding from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation for a project called "Who Was Mrs. John B. Smith: Reparative Authority Work on Women's Names in PHS Digital Collections." This project aims to properly credit and make discoverable approximately 150 women who played important roles in the history of PHS and horticulture in the United States during the 19th and 20th centuries. The project will update PHS records and contribute authorized names to the Library of Congress/Name Authority File. A LibGuide on researching women's names will also be produced. The project will be carried out by PHS archivist Penny Baker with assistance from Janet Evans. Additionally, the PHS McLean Library Book Group is now in its 23rd year and a list of books for the current reading year can be found online. [Extracted from the article]

The article features the most influential persons worldwide, with information on their accomplishments and their contributions worldwide. Among them are philanthropists Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg, National Basketball Association (NBA) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Stephen Curry, and Sundar Pichai, the chief engineer and chief executive officer (CEO) of technology firm Google Inc.

Current survivors of neonatal intensive care have improved developmental outcome compared with similar infants born 10 years ago. The survivors still score below normal on mental development tests. The developmental outcome is influenced by both physical and environmental factors. Factors known to be associated with premature birth, were studied in a group of 6,281 infants over a five-year period. The child's sex, race, family income, mother's marital status, age and educational level were included. Mental development was assessed by two tests, the Bayley Scales of Infant Development performed from 12 to 24 months, and the Stanford Binet Intelligence test performed at four to five years of age. Lower scores were seen four to five years later in children born weighing less than 2.2 pounds. Mental development scores decline with age at all birth weights. Sociodemographic factors were thought to have a greater influence over poor mental development than low birth weight. Race and the mother's educational background contributed to the mental development over the five-year scores. Therefore, the poor mental development of neonatal intensive care survivors is not caused by weight per se but by socioeconomic factors. (Consumer Summary produced by Reliance Medical Information, Inc.)

The author, who is a distance swimmer and five-time Olympic medalist in the U.S., discusses about bringing change in the society. Topics including how Title IX Education Amendments of 1972 that brought equal opportunities in sports, discussing about how still need to fight for equal access, opportunities, and payroll, and different lessons she learned from it.

Gardening is America's number-one leisure activity, enjoyed by one in three adults. Why do we garden? Survey responses suggest we like being active and out of doors, we garden to […]

Hamilton-Patterson, James. Cooking with Fernet Branca. Europa, dist. by Gale. Sept. 2005. c.288p. ISBN 1-933372-01-X. pap. $14.95. F This comedy of errors is set in Tuscany, an earthly paradise so [...]

Grondahl, Jens Christian. An Altered Light. Harcourt. Apr. 2005. c.320p. tr. from Danish by Anne Born. ISBN 0-15-101043-9. $25. F Who is Irene Beckman? As this story opens, the 56-year-old [...]

WOLF, CHRISTA. In the Flesh. Godine. Jan. 2005. c.144p. ISBN 1-56792-267-8. $24.95. F This short novel by one of former East Germany's most celebrated writers is set in a Berlin [...]

* DELBANCO, NICHOLAS. The Vagabonds. Warner. Nov. 2004. c.294p. ISBN 0-446-53002-6. $23.95. F Siblings Joanna, Claire, and David Saperstone, now adults, return to their childhood home of Saratoga Springs, NY, […]

Metropolitan: Holt. Sept. 2003. c.320p. tr. from German by Philip Boehm. 0-8050-673-1-0. $24. F Ten years after Germany's reunification, former East German Bernd Willenbrock is making a fortune with his [...]

In der vorliegenden Arbeit zu psychiatrischen und psychosomatischen Tageskliniken in Österreich wurde einerseits die Gesamtsituation österreichischer Tageskliniken erfasst und andererseits psychiatrische und psychosomatische Tageskliniken voneinander unterschieden. Zu diesem Zweck wurde ein Fragebogen entwickelt und an alle psychiatrischen und psychosomatischen Tageskliniken in Österreich gesendet. In einem ersten Teil wurden mit geschlossenen Fragen die Bereiche Rahmenbedingungen, Funktion und Aufgabe, therapeutische Paradigmen, Indikation und Kontraindikation, Diagnostik, Organisation, interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit und das Angebot an den Tageskliniken erfasst und ausgewertet. In einem zweiten Teil wurden mit offenen Fragen Wirkfaktoren, Schwierigkeiten, Besonderheiten und Zukunftswünsche tagesklinischer Behandlung erfasst und ausgewertet. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass es einen Trend zu mehr Tageskliniken gibt. Im Vergleich zu psychiatrischen Tageskliniken sind psychosomatische Tageskliniken ein noch neues Phänomen. Die Unterscheidung zwischen psychiatrischen und psychosomatischen Tageskliniken ist wichtig, um Patienten zukünftig unterscheidbare Behandlungsoptionen bieten zu können. Es zeigt sich, dass psychiatrische und psychosomatische Tageskliniken einen starken psychotherapeutischen Schwerpunkt haben und die Wirkfaktoren der Psychotherapie nach Grawe erfüllen. This paper on psychiatric and psychosomatic day hospitals in Austria first looks at the overall situation of Austrian day clinics then, in a second step, compares psychiatric and psychosomatic day hospitals. For this purpose, a questionnaire was developed and sent to all psychiatric and psychosomatic day hospitals in Austria. The first part consisted of closed questions and was used to gather and evaluate the categories: general conditions for treatment in day hospitals, tasks of day hospitals, therapeutic paradigms, indication and contraindication, diagnostics, day hospital organisation, interdisciplinary cooperation and the offering in day hospitals. The second section consisted of open questions which were used to gather and evaluate active factors, difficulties, specifics and requests for future treatment in day hospitals. The results show that there is a trend towards more day hospitals. Psychosomatic day hospitals are a rather new phenomenon. Furthermore, the distinction between psychiatric and psychosomatic day hospitals is important in order to offer patients distinguishable treatment options in future. The results show that psychiatric and psychosomatic day hospitals both have a strong focus on psychotherapy and both fulfill the active factors for psychotherapy by Grawe.

Borders' (1) Magic Shelf beautifully serves up one relevant 'shelf-full' of books related to each visitor's unique interests--making it a lot better than other 'suggested reading' offerings, which often present [...]

Salvayre, Lydie. The Lecture. Dalkey Archive. Jun. 2005. 131p. tr. from French by Linda Coverdale. ISBN 1-56478-351-0. pap. $12.50. F Salvayre's odd, short novel is made up entirely of the [...]

Modiano, Patrick. Missing Person. Verba Mundi: Godine. May 2005. 167p. tr. from French by Daniel Weissbort. ISBN 1-56792-281-3. pap. $16.95. F The titular missing person is Guy Roland, a El. [...]

Stamm, Peter. Unformed Landscape. Handsel: Other. Apr. 2005. c.161p. tr. from German by Michael Hofmann. ISBN 1-59051-140-9. $18. F Kathrine is a twentysomething slacker who lives in a small village [...]

JUNGK, PETER STEPHAN. Tigor. Handsel: Other. Oct. 2004. tr. from German by Michael Hofmann. ISBN 1-59051-118-2. $19. F Mathematician Jacob Tigor is a man in crisis when he learns that […]

Bozai, Agota. To Err Is Divine. Counterpoint: Perseus. Jan. 2004. c.256p. tr. from German by David Kramer. ISBN 1-58243-277-5. $23. F October 29, just a few days before All Saint's […]

Toussaint, Jean-Philippe. Making Love. New Pr., dist. by Norton. 2004. c.128p. tr. from French by Linda Coverdale. ISBN 1-56584-853-5. $19.95. F The final chapter of an unhappy love affair is […]

Harcourt. Jan. 2004. c.208p. tr. from German by Andrew Shields. ISBN 0-15-100591-5. $26. F German poet, novelist, and publisher Kruger (The Man in the Tower) writes a wry midlife story [...]

Toby. 2003. c.136p. tr. from French by David Herman. ISBN 1-59264-030-3. $17.95. F Can good deeds come from evil ones? This is the question that Gaude asks in his short [...]

Viking. 2003. c.180p. tr. from Dutch by Paul Vincent. ISBN 0-670-03253-0. $22.95. F In 1999, Dutch writer Rudolph Herter arrives in Vienna to read from his latest acclaimed novel. There, [...]

Knopf. Sept. 2003. c. 160p. tr. from German by Carol Brown. 0-375-41186-0. $19.95. F Set in a namqless town in post-World War II Germany, this debut novel by German journalist [...]

I had just turned seventeen the week before I swam in my first Olympics, in Seoul, South Korea, in 1988. I was five feet one and about 95 pounds--the smallest […]

The article discusses using picturebooks to develop students' art appreciation as well as literacy skills. The author supports more art in school curricula and notes the benefits to young students creating and responding to art. She states that picturebooks teach students how to view art, articulate responses, and appeal to aesthetic impulses. Particular focus is given to the books "Tell Me a Picture" by Quentin Blake, "Katie's Picture Show" by James Mayhew, and the painting "Family" by Fernando Botero.

The article reflects on the traditional ryhmes and jingles of the past that have evolved into the song lyrics, rap and poetic parodies nowadays in Great Britain. It states that poetry is still alive in many nursery ryhmes that have been kept alive for many years. Moreover, it cites William Wordsworth who states that poetry is a selection of the language really spoken by man.

This section offers news briefs on the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries. A number of botanical illustrations are owned by the New York Botanical Garden. Bernadette Callery, of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History Library, has been appointed as a Visiting Assistant Professor at the School of Information Sciences of the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. An annotated bibliography on urban greening has been created by information services librarian Elena Sisti.

The article presents an update on members of the Council of Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL). CBHL will will work with the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts to develop and write a long-range Preservation Plan for the McLean Library to cover activities through 2012. Elena Sisti was appointed as an information services librarian of CBHL. Anna Vani has been hired as a Digital Projects Cataloger of the Missouri Botanical Garden.