The tamale follies: all year long they're American; then comes Christmas

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The Najar family of Glendale, CA prides itself on its American assimilation. Yet, Leo Najar likes to resort to Mexican cooking every Christmas. His six children visit and indulge in their father's recipes and create an unusual menu. It includes Clams Laguna, shrimp with garlic, Chicken Tamales Leopoldo, and flan for dessert.

Recipes and menus, Cookery, Mexican, Mexican cooking

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Spain's serene, secret Ubeda: a pristine renaissance town with a paragon of paradors

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Paradores are government-run inns and the one in Ubeda, Spain is in a palace that retains all of the beauty of sumptuous renaissance architecture for which the town is famous. Details of the richly decorated buildings are described. The town even has its own ghosts, voice from across time.

Hotels and motels, Spain, Architecture, Renaissance, Renaissance architecture

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Positive effects

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A study shows that divorced mothers' employment has a positive effect on their children. The children have good relationships with their mothers and have higher self-esteem than children of mothers who do not work. Information on after-school activities for children is also given.

Psychological aspects, Employment, Mother and child, Mother-child relations, Divorced mothers

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