Even the most horrible criminals feel guilt, and according to new research from the University of Montreal, playing on that sentiment might be a good way to extract a confession. In order to gain a better understanding of why and how criminals admit to their crimes, Michel St-Yves, a forensic psychologist and lecturer, and lead author Nadine Deslauriers-Varin, both of the university's School of Criminology, worked with 221 prisoners from a federal penitentiary, analyzing the conditions under which they did or didn't confess. The study findings highlighted the predominant ...

CHICAGO --- A hip fracture is not common in a 54-year-old woman, unless she is a 54-year-old breast cancer survivor, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study. Researchers found that a combination of early menopause due to breast cancer treatment and common drugs used to treat breast cancer, could be weakening the bones of breast cancer survivors once they hit middle age, leading to hip fractures. Results of the study are published in the February 2011 issue of Clinical Cancer Research. Hip fractures are rare in people under 70. Yet, Northwestern Medicine physician ...

New York, NY, February 2, 2011—Two years after the reauthorization and expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), a new Commonwealth Fund state-by-state scorecard evaluating how the health care system is working for children finds that federal and state action on behalf of children has helped preserve, and even expand, health coverage for this group, despite the severe recession. Yet wide differences persist among states when it comes to health insurance coverage, affordability of health care for families, children's receipt of preventive care and treatment, ...

The GoodLife Team, Austin's most tech-savvy real estate firm, proudly announces the addition of 30-year real estate veteran Stuart Sutton. Officially joining the team in January, Sutton and his agents will serve all GoodLife Team clients in Williamson County, Texas. Sutton is now headquartered at the newest GoodLife Team office in Georgetown, Texas. This second location will help the firm expand its reach beyond Austin to better serve clients across the Central Texas region. Stuart Sutton, an expert agent working in real estate since 1981, believes in the GoodLife ...

Few years ago Scott suffered from an unfortunate auto-accident that completely changed his life forever. Way back in 1991, his left foot got severely damaged due to multiple fractures which made him exposed to a permanent nerve damage and deformity. This precisely affected common peroneal nerve. The result was a severe dysfunction in the foot all at the age of 19. Even though the damage was intense, Scott thought himself to be fortunate to be living. He had multiple fractures on the left foot and ankle; he was relieved that the damage did not affect his head. He stayed ...

Yellowfin, a leader in Mobile Business Intelligence (BI), has released a dedicated android application that gives users the ability to run and access Yellowfin reporting and analytics from their android device, anywhere, anytime. "Yellowfin's native android application allows you to interact with all your latest business data the same as you would from your PC," said Yellowfin CEO, Glen Rabie. "Users have full access to Yellowfin's world-class BI features on-the-go. You're able to filter results, drill down and through data, comment on and email reports to make critical ...

Kent Station welcomes Reds Wine Bar to the popular downtown shopping center. This new wine bar is located across from the Sound Transit parking garage. Owned by husband and wife team Nick and Angela Xavier of Kent, Reds features a selection of regional wines along with artisan crafted beers. In addition to wine and beer, Reds offers a tapas-style menu of fresh bread, cheese, soup, salad, paninis, and appetizers with a focus on healthy ingredients and palate-pleasing wine pairings. Food and wine by the bottle may be ordered to-go. Members of the Reds wine club will enjoy ...

Matter Of Opinion (MOO), an Atlanta based website and bipartisan concept, posted another survey on January 28, 2011. MOO is asking surveyors to post their opinions about the recent riots in Egypt, Mubarak's attempt to dissolve the current government, Obama's response to the controversy, and their internet and cell phone interruption. On January 25, 2011 citizens of Egypt expressed their grievances in the form of several, heated riots which led Mubarak to interrupting Internet and cell phone service. Obama steps in by urging reform. Was Mubarak right in not resigning and ...

A clinical trial under way at the East Carolina Heart Institute is testing the benefit of a new medical device designed to help high-risk people suffering from leaky heart valves. Dr. W. Randolph Chitwood Jr., director of the Heart Institute and professor of cardiovascular surgery at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, secured the clinical trial for the MitraClip System for the treatment of mitral valve regurgitation (MR). A serious heart condition, MR can lead to arrhythmias and congestive heart failure if left untreated. Dr. Curtis Anderson, ...

Award-winning Author Mayra Calvani joins the Stories for Children Publishing February '11 World of Ink Tour Stories for Children Publishing will be touring Award-winning author Mayra Calvani's latest children's book, "Frederico the Mouse Violinist" and her other books all month long in February 2011. You can find Mayra Calvani's World of Ink Author/Book Tour schedule at http://storiesforchildrenpublishing.com/MayraCalvani. There will be giveaways, reviews, interviews, and guest posts. Make sure to stop by and interact with Mayra Calvani and the hosts at the different ...

TeamEXtension, a Java development and maintenance firm based in the United States is launching Javameme, a Java news and article aggregator for Java developers. It provides a daily view of what's happening in the Java world. The site also has resource information that is useful for Java programmers. Javameme uses RSS content from renowned online sources such as Computerworld, Developer.com, DevX, DZone, eWeek, IBM developerWorks as well as InfoQ, James Gosling, Java Posse, java.net and Javalobby. Additional contents are from JavaWorld, JDJ, NY Times, OnJava, Oracle Technology ...

Diamond Integrity Group, Inc. based in Chandler, AZ, today announced the acquisition of Chandler West Management a company specializing in commercial real estate management and acquisitions. "Our investors and partners will continue to receive the same exceptional service of which they have come to expect," said Chairman Joseph Compton. Together, the companies will work and consult with key players in the commercial real estate industry to maximize their objectives. The integration of both companies will take place over the next three quarters and will strengthen ...

Furry Friends Rescue in Freemont, California has been named the February 2011 beneficiary for Rescue Chocolate, the vegan chocolate company which donates 100% of its profits to animal rescue organizations. A different non-profit group is picked each month to receive the company's largesse. Furry Friends Rescue (FFR) has saved more than 11,000 animals since its founding in November 1998. It has also assisted more than 6,000 pet owners to find new homes for their pets, and it works with more than 21 animal shelters in the Bay Area. In addition, FFR's Purple Heart Miracle ...

On Attention Talk Radio, sponsored by DIG Coaching Practice, host and attention coach Jeff Copper interviews Dr. Roberto Olivardia on the relationship between sleep and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and how they affect one another. Dr. Olivardia is a clinical instructor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard Medical School and maintains a private practice in Arlington, Massachusetts, where he specializes in treating adults and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), obsessive-compulsive disorder ...

Access Display Group, Inc. (ADG) has launched a new B2B e-commerce website offering wall mounted and free standing shadow boxes in a wide range of styles, finishes and standard and custom sizes. SwingFrame shadow boxes are enclosed display cases that are used to showcase three dimensional items such as jewelry, medals, military uniforms and sports jerseys, collectibles, memorabilia, art objects and commercial products. Shadow boxes can also be used to display two dimensional graphic materials, like signs, photographs, posters and advertisements. Shadow box display ...

Internet retailer MyBinding.com is helping out local schools by donating thousands of boxes of binding supplies MyBinding.com is one of the country's leading online retailers of document finishing equipment and supplies. The company recently devised a way to help schools in the Portland area: donating boxes of plastic binding combs. "We knew that schools were facing tight budgets," said Mike Bocanegra, the Vice-President of Operations and Distribution for MyBinding.com. "We wanted to help and donating binding supplies seemed like the right way to go about it." The ...

GoSkate.com is the biggest skateboard lesson company in the country and now they're providing free skateboard lessons via web broadcast. GoSkate.com's owner, Rob Dunfey, says, "We get calls all the time from people who say that even though our skateboard lesson rates are very reasonable, they still don't fall within their budget, that's why I decided to do live skateboarding lessons over the web for free." GoSkate.com has been in business for 15 years now and they are the biggest skateboard lesson company in the United States. GoSkate has more than 300 instructors in their ...

Ron's Diary, an Australian short film has been selected as a part of 'Life in a Day' and has premiered at the Sundance Film Festival at the Eccles Theatre on January 27. Ron's Diary is a day in the life of Ron Coker when he was in the Cardiac Care Ward at the Prince of Wales Hospital recovering from a heart bypass. It is a touching film about human emotions and thoughts when faced with a life-threatening illness. The content was shot by Anmol Mishra. The film utilised HDSLR's - a Canon 7D and a Panasonic DMC-GH1, and a consumer mic - the iRiver ifp-895, for production. Life ...

Seasoned professionals who have extensive experience undertaking corporate finance transactions from within business consultancy practices run our Business Funding department. Bradley Associates can supply business operations with assistance in business plans and also pass on management advice in support of applications for corporate finance. We are able to bring real and applicable knowledge to almost any type of corporate finance project. Bradley Associates: Corporate Funding - Type of Corporate Finance Project • Business Growth and Expansion • Corporate Mergers ...

Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter CHARLOTTE MARTIN has announced a February 1st release for highly anticipated new album DANCING ON NEEDLES. Produced by Ken Andrews (Pete Yorn, Beck), the rapturous album traces Martin's heartbreaking struggle with intercostal neuralgia, a nerve disorder that left her incapacitated for much of the past year. "It was the most difficult period of my life," she says. "The pain was excruciating. I saw countless doctors, was misdiagnosed countless times and prescribed countless medications. Nothing seemed to help and there were ...

When times are tough, it's natural for people to look for exciting ways to relax and get away from daily responsibilities. Recently, more people have been finding comfort in events they can attend with their families, allowing relaxation and family time to come together for maximum enjoyment. One such event is the upcoming _a href="http://www.flyingl.com/"_Chuckwagon_/a_ Dinner and Show, featuring Duke Davis and Buckshot. This event will take place at the Flying L Guest Ranch in Bandera, TX at their renowned Ghost Town Pavilion. The event is scheduled for Saturday, March ...

JK Design, a leading creative services agency with offices in central New Jersey and New York City, has expanded its interactive and multimedia division by promoting its current director to the position of vice president and hiring a new website development professional. The agency has also hired a veteran media and entertainment professional to lead its video team. Since joining JK Design in 2004, Darren Nye has led the interactive division's expansion from four full-time employees to its current staff of 20 and an average annual increase in sales of 30%. He brings ...

The CIO Finance Summit team announced today that it has formed a strategic partnership with A-Team Group, a global online news outlet focused on the business of financial information technology. The CIO Finance Summit, to be held August 21-24, 2011, brings together CIOs, technology analysts and solution providers from the financial services industry to share ideas, discuss critical technology topics, explore IT trends, and network with industry peers. The event is an opportunity to attend in-depth educational sessions, including roundtables, panel discussions, analyst ...

Moehr and Associates, southern Arizona's leader in direct sales marketing tools and consulting, has just updated its unique Party Plan Star coaching program for those involved in direct sales and home sales parties.This program is designed to assist the already successful party plan sellers in expanding their business to teach, train, mentor and coach their selling teams and others. The new program for 2011 will includes more training, wearable promotion items and additional wholesale product discounts. Karen Moehr, owner and president of Tucson-based Moehr & Associates, ...

Stardust Broadcasting with 23 years of producing and airing successful infomercials and commercials announced today it has formalized a television fundraising package for charities/not for profits to create a 30 second commercial with 5,000 airings nationally to generate both donations and awareness for their cause. Tony Alberti, the President of Stardust Broadcasting explained "During these economic times, when donations for not for profits and charities that provide important and often critical support to those in need have declined, innovative ways to make the US ...