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A trend that has emerged recently is the sharing of childcare (31) ______ between husband and wife. Young couples will try to arrange their work schedules so that they work (32) ______ hours or shifts in order that one parent is always home with the children. Since childcare is expensive, this saves money for the young couple trying to establish (33)______ and provide a secure environment for the family. Husband and wife may also share household (34) ______. Some fathers are just as capable as mothers at cooking dinner, changing and bathing the baby, and doing the laundry. n some cases, the woman’s salary is for family (35) ______ and the father becomes the “househusband." hese cases are still fairly rare. One positive trend, however, is that fathers seem to be spending more time with their children. In a recent survey, 41% of the children sampled said they spend equal time with their mothers and fathers. “ his is one of our most (36) ______ cultural changes,” says Dr. eon offman, who co-directs the Parent Child Center at the New York Psychoanalytic Society. In practice, for over 30 years, Hoffman has found "a very dramatic difference in the involvement of the father in everything from care-taking to general decision (37) ______ around kids' lives.” Another factor has recently been added to the childcare (38) ______. The number of people who work from home nearly full-time rose 23% from the last decade. The (39) ______ of technology - computers, faxes, teleconferencing - has made it easier for at-home workers to be constantly in touch. Will this new flexibility in the workforce bring a positive change for the (40) ______ of children? Only time will tell. (From Mosaic Reading I by Brenda Wegmann and Miki Knezevic)
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William Worral Mayo provided crucial assistance to his sons in launching their team practice in 1889, while they were holding positions at t. Mary’s hospital. William James became recognized for his surgical skill in gallstone, cancer, and abdominal operations. He and his brother, Charles Horace, founded the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine and donated $1.5 million to establish the foundation for contributions. Charles William, the son of Charles Horace Mayo, became a member of the board of governors at the Mayo Graduate School and an alternate delegate to the United Nations General Assembly before retiring from the clinic in 1963. William James Mayo presided in the American Medical Association and served in Army military corps as a brigadier general in the medical reserve. Charles Horace was a professor of surgery and a health officer of Rochester subsequent to serving in the armed forces between 1914 and 1918. The Mayo practice became known far and wide for its success in surgical procedures. In 1914, the practice moved into its own medical center, and today the number of patients equals approximately 280,000 per annum. Since the clinic opened in 1907, 4.5 million patients have been treated.