The most comprehensive study ever to be carried out into adoption in England has confirmed that the rate of breakdown is lower than anticipated, but it also reveals a stark picture of the problems faced by families. Researchers from the University of Bristol analysed national data on 37,335 adoptions over a 12 year period to show that 3.2 per cent of children – around three in 100 - move out of their adoptive home prematurely, known as a 'disruption'. Adoptions were more likely to breakdown if a child was placed once they were over the age of four. Most adoptions breakdown ...

One of the greatest mysteries facing humans is how life originated on Earth. Scientists have determined approximately when life began (roughly 3.8 billion years ago), but there is still intense debate about exactly how life began. One possibility - that simple metabolic reactions emerged near ancient seafloor hot springs, enabling the leap from a non-living to a living world – has grown in popularity in the last two decades. Recent research by geochemists Eoghan Reeves, Jeff Seewald, and Jill McDermott at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is the first to test ...

The refrigerant R1234yf is being considered for use in air conditioning systems in cars. Chemists at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich now show that, in the event of a fire, it releases the highly poisonous carbonyl fluoride, and urge that its safety be reassessed. According to EU guidelines, the new compound R1234yf should in future be used as the refrigerant in air-conditioning systems for automobiles. But the compound is inflammable, and LMU chemists have now shown that combustion of the cooling agent leads to the formation of the highly toxic carbonyl ...

Most stars with masses similar to that of our Sun will end their lives as white dwarfs — small, very dense, and hot bodies that slowly cool down over billions of years. On the way to this final phase of their lives the stars throw their atmospheres out into the space and create planetary nebulae, colourful glowing clouds of gas surrounding the small, bright stellar relics. This image, captured by ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), shows the remarkably round planetary nebula Abell 33, located some 1500 light-years from Earth. Being perfectly round is uncommon for these ...

London, UK, Wednesday 9 April 2014: The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) will this week be announcing new on-line recommendations on the management of hepatitis C (HCV) at the International Liver Congress™ (ILC). These EASL recommendations reflect the approval of three new direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) during 2014 by the European Medicines Agency. It is estimated that approximately 185 million people are infected with HCV on a global scale, with approximately 150 million people living with chronic infection. In Europe, between 7.3 million and ...

Women and minorities more likely to receive stroke misdiagnosis Article provided by Davis & Davis Visit us at http://www.dfwmedmal.com The misdiagnosis of an illness or disease can have tragic consequences. A patient complaining of headaches and dizziness may be sent home only to suffer a debilitating stroke. Poor hospital care, which includes misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis, could contribute to 180,000 deaths each year, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Recently, a John Hopkins team of researchers concluded that doctors often ...

Take time to learn to co-parent effectively with your former spouse Article provided by Carlson, Carlson & Dunkelman, L.L.C. Visit us at http://www.ccdlawyers.com Have you and your significant other decided it is time to end your marriage? Are you feeling somewhat overwhelmed by what this decision entails and how it will affect your children? In such situations, when a couple decides to divorce, it can be difficult to adjust to the new parenting demands. Consequently, when divorcing, it is wise to entrust the legal aspects of the split to a skilled attorney ...

Bad faith refusal to settle claims against insurers in Missouri Article provided by Leritz, Plunkert & Bruning, PC Visit us at http://www.leritzlaw.com An insurance company operates in bad faith when it fails to pay a legitimate first party claim made by an insured person without a reasonable basis. Insurance companies can face liability beyond the limits of the insurance policies they issue if they operate in bad faith. Vexatious refusal to pay Missouri common law does not recognize a first party claim for bad faith, as many other states do. However, when ...

Genebis, a leading provider of marketing services and solutions for organizations, announced today the company will begin operating under a new trade name and will be known as Responex effective immediately. At the same time, the company unveiled a new identity and redesigned Web site, http://www.responex.com. The new site prominently features the company's focus on responsive website development, marketing campaign management, and marketing strategy development using a new express framework and new technologies. The company's ownership and staff have not changed. President ...

Hard rock trio Divot will release their new EP "To Shape The Mold" on May 13th through digital retailers worldwide. The self-produced EP was mixed by respected engineer Mike Ferretti (Sevendust, Zakk Wylde). Divot will tour the East Coast in support of the release, initial tour dates are listed below. Listen to the first single "Downer" - https://soundcloud.com/airtimepr/divot-downer Dates: 4/18 - The Lost Horizon - Syracuse, NY 5/10 - The Dock - Ithaca, NY 5/30 - FNA's - Waterloo, NY 5/31 - Buisch's Bullpen North - Watkins Glen, NY http://www.Facebook.com/DivotOfficial Contact: Bob ...

Grand Pacific Resort Management (GPRM) of Carlsbad, has added Meadow Lake Resort to its portfolio of quality timeshare resorts, bringing the number of resorts managed to 20. Meadow Lake is GPRM's first addition of 2014, adding to the four resorts GPRM welcomed into its family of managed resorts in 2013. Meadow Lake, the premier Montana Golf and Ski Resort is located just minutes from Big Mountain at Whitefish, Glacier National Park and Flathead Lake. This 330-acre RCI Gold Crown resort features 114 timeshare condominiums, 24 hotel rooms, an on-site restaurant/bar, a ...

Mobile audiovisual app creator Billaboop has just released vidibox, a new and different video remixing app for the iPad. vidibox is an audiovisual remix machine specifically designed for touchscreen devices. It's a major step up from Billaboop's CamBox app, which was released in June 2011 and earned rave reviews from Rolling Stone, The Next Web, Gizmodo, CreativeApplications, and Wired, and other industry publications. vidibox delivers real-time music and video mixing from an intuitive interface that lets users import, record and play audio and video tracks using ...

Recently retired NASA astronaut and US Fighter Pilot turned social entrepreneur, Col. Ron Garan, is adding "BigSpeak Exclusive" to his extensive repertoire. Earlier this month, the motivational speaker signed with BigSpeak, the West Coast's largest business-oriented speaking agency serving 60% of the Fortune 1000, to further his most daring undertaking yet - solving our planet's most life threatening problems. While peering down on earth from the NASA Space Station, Garan had a life-changing epiphany. He shares, "...the world is at a point where it has the technology ...

Rep. Chris Welch, introduced Illinois House Bill 4778 back in February of 2014, in an attempt to amend the Landlord and Tenant Act, which would mean big changes for property managers and the tenant screening community. If the legislation passes, additional restrictions will be enforced on property managers throughout the state. The Chicagoland Apartment Association (CAA) is in strong opposition of the bill, which if passed, would mandate that landlords could not charge more for an application fee that exceeds the property manager's actual out-of-pocket costs to enter ...

At NAB Show, the world's largest annual conference and expo for professionals who create, manage and distribute entertainment across all platforms, audio specialist Sennheiser [booth C3217] will unveil the MK 8 large-diaphragm, multi-pattern condenser studio microphone. The new microphone features five selectable polar patterns (omni-directional, wide cardioid, cardioid, super-cardioid, figure-of-eight), a low cut/roll-off filter and selectable pad. "The MK 8 expands Sennheiser's successful series of large-diaphragm condensers, and professional users will appreciate ...

In his workshop (hosted by Work at Play), Nir will show how Vancouver product designers can build products and services that keep users coming back. This is a rare opportunity for local businesses to learn what it takes to create habit-forming products. About Nir Eyal Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. Nir founded and sold two companies since 2003 and has taught the "Using Neuroscience to Influence Human Behavior" course as a Lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Nir is also an advisor ...

Legacy Design Build Remodeling is honored to be selected by the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) to receive the 2014 national Contractor of the Year (CotY) award in the Entire House Under $250,000 category! Every year, NARI bestows Achievement Awards to remodelers throughout the United States who have have demonstrated outstanding craftsmanship and worked to enhance the remodeling industry through their superior remodeling projects. This marks the first time Legacy has won a national-level CotY award for remodeling excellence. The Scottsdale remodel ...

Many of us have witnessed some astonishing advances in medicine in just the last couple of years. For some forms of cancer, we once spoke of potential treatment; we are now talking about potential cure. For hepatitis C, we once spoke of the "silent killer" that affects 3 million people in this country alone; we are now talking about potential eradication. While the first human genome cost $3 billion to sequence, we can now get the full DNA sequence of any patient for a couple of thousand dollars to guide the treatment plan. We are pleased to bring to you the 2014 SAPA ...

Good Feet Worldwide, LLC., an international retailer of custom-fitted arch support, announced today their free foot analysis to local community members in Murfreesboro, TN. An estimated 87 percent of the general population suffers from foot-related problems, most of which can be linked to improper support for flat feet or high arches, wearing improper footwear, walking or standing on hard surfaces for long periods of time, being overweight or suffering from sports injuries. While many people looking for relief turn to the various arch supports and cushion products they ...

Broadway alum Richard Kinsey will bring his musical prowess to Long Beach City College next month to benefit the school's arts program. Fine Arts Associates will present An Evening of Broadway Hits Benefit Concert on Friday, May 2, 2014, at 7:30 pm at Long Beach City College Auditorium, located at 4901 East Carson Street. The auditorium is on the corner of Clark Avenue and Harvey Way. The benefit concert will feature a collection of Broadway hits performed by Richard Kinsey, who is best known for his role as Inspector Javert in the Broadway production of Les Miserables. ...

Wayne Pinnell, Managing Partner of Irvine-based Haskell & White LLP, was presented with one of California State University, Fullerton - Irvine Campus' Outstanding Teacher Awards at the inaugural Faculty Recognition Event on March 27, 2014. The event, held at CSUF's Irvine campus, honored nearly a dozen faculty members. Each award recipient was selected by the dean of the CSUF Irvine Campus, from nominations provided by department chairs and college deans. The award encompasses all aspects of Pinnell's instructional methodology and style. His dedication and how responsive ...

Elastix, the largest open source software solution for unified communications in Latin America, announced today that Grandstream Networks has been named the official IP Phone sponsor of Elastix Training Centers worldwide. Grandstream sponsorship for Elastix training centers has now expanded to include three product categories: IP Phones, FXO Gateways and IP Multimedia Phones. In related news, Grandstream announced that new color-screen, Gigabit GXP2130, GXP2140, and GXP2160 series IP Phones are now certified with PaloSanto's unified communications solutions. Elastix ...

Brain Fuse Records LLC is pleased to welcome Social Repose to the Brain Fuse family with the signing of a publicity deal. Brain Fuse Records LLC is excited to be the PR backbone for Social Repose and will be pushing the artist's brand regionally and nationally, as well as internationally. Alternating between electronic dance and brutal dubstep breakdowns, the Washington, DC solo artist has crafted a sound that is both powerfully defiant and charmingly unique. The dominating and pioneering music of Social Repose has not gone unnoticed, as the artist has garnered an expanding ...

Rapidsoft Systems Inc., a NJ based leading developer of outsourced software development and IT services today announced the major update of its sign design software (http://sign-design-software.rapidsoftsystems.com) for the sign and banner design companies. The web-based on-line sign design software makes it easy for the clients of a sign design company to use pre-built sign and banner templates and then customize them before submitting the production order. The updated software includes many new features being made available in any online sign design tool for the first ...

Global Storm POS is excited to announce the launch of its recently-formulated Storm packages. These packages include mobile point-of-sale systems that are designed to fit the needs of any and every physical store. They're focused around three primary environments: Grocery, Restaurant and Retail. A relatively new product, Global Storm went live in early February at the National Grocers Convention in Las Vegas. It consists of a point-of-sale system that runs on a mobile tablet, but also features numerous applications and features that can be integrated into the system. ...