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Posted on: Tuesday, September 7, 2004

ISLAND LIFE SHORTS
Gallery head to speak on Korean exhibit

Advertiser Staff

Join art lovers at 6 p.m. today at The ARTS at Marks Garage to hear Tom Klobe, director of the University of Hawai'i Art Gallery, talk on the Korean "Crossings" exhibitions and other projects. Free. Information: 428-1760.



Night life of moms illuminated in poll

According to a recent poll by Parenting magazine and AmericaOnline, four out of five moms said that when their children cry at night, they're the ones who comfort them. Only 15 percent share those duties with Dad.

Among other findings:

• Sixteen percent of moms get the eight hours of sleep needed to feel refreshed. More than half get six hours or less.

• Twenty-two percent let their kids stay up late when Daddy isn't home.

• The top four stalling tactics for kids when they don't want to go to bed: asking for a glass of water, asking for another story, complaining that the room is too dark or too light, and begging for another bathroom trip.



Final Word: Anita Baker | musical predecessor to India.Arie, Jill Scott and Erykah Badu, is back with a new CD, "My Everything" (Blue Note) after a 10-year hiatus. Why the long break?

"I needed to get away to rest, to take care of my family and to just spend some time with Anita and my husband and my boys."