With only a few more sleeps to go until Christmas day and the arctic weather engulfing much of the UK, there is a definite festive feeling in the air. With spirits usually set to 'high' this time of year, its important the freezing temperatures don't impact mood or productivity. It can be difficult getting out of bed when it's dark outside and tricky to stay warm through the day, but there are ways to help yourself, says eBrookes.co.uk founder Ian Brookes. eBrookes.co.uk has been providing quality and affordable work wear for over 10 years, and this time of year Brookes ...

Queensland's Music By The Sea festival will celebrate its ninth year when it takes place next month. The outdoor event will be held on January 7th and 8th 2011 at Einbunpin Lagoon Park in Sandgate, around a 30-minute drive from a number of Brisbane hotels. Plenty of emerging acts from local areas and interstate will be playing at this year's edition, which kicks off on the opening night with a special free-to-attend opening ceremony featuring performances from Geoffrey Fabila and Samjjana. This event is due to start at 19:30 local time, followed at 20:00 by a DJ ...

CheapBedFrames.org.uk is pleased to introduce a new range of divan beds, prices start at just GBP99. They have added 20 exclusive divan bed frames to their ever-expanding range of cheap bed frames, with over 100 styles to choose from you are sure to find one that will match your requirements. Divan beds are amongst the most popular kind of bed in the UK today, they are available in a wide range of styles, colours and sizes. CheapBedFrames.org.uk also carries a wide selection of other beds including; leather, wooden and metal beds. With over 100 styles of bed from which ...

Determined to deliver quality dental care to informed patients, Drs. Alan Dechter and Matthew Moy, dentists in Silver Spring, MD, have created a Facebook and Twitter account to enhance patient communication and interaction. With the introduction of these social media websites, patients can now access more personalized information, as well as learn more about other patient's experiences with this Silver Spring dentist. Patients can easily join this Silver Spring veneer dentist's Facebook and Twitter pages by visiting the practice's website. Once a patient is in the network, ...

IGN revealed the awards of 2010. Among PC platforms, the Blizzard RTS masterpiece "StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty" won the Best PC game and four other awards. "World of Warcraft: Cataclysm" won two awards. While the biggest PC platform winner of 2010, "Mass Effect 2", is well deserved. Best Plot Award: Mass Effect 2 Best Fun Award: DeathSpank Best Multiplayer Game Award: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Best Atmosphere: Amnesia Award: The Dark Descent Most Fascinating Games Award: World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Best Creative Games Award: Mass Effect 2 Best ...

Blizzard has just released the latest expansion, "World of Warcraft: Cataclysm". According to news reports, Cataclysm has been officially declared as the best-selling PC game in the history. This is Blizzard's fascination. It has conquered world players time and time again. According to Blizzard's latest statistics, it is revealed that in the first 24 hours [of its release] "World of Warcraft: Cataclysm" has created an astonishing 330 million record sales, which hits a new record for PC platform. If you're curious about how "World of Warcraft: Cataclysm" created such ...

In conversation at last month's Global Superyacht Forum in Amsterdam, Holland, Bertrand Vogele, MD of yacht charter broker Yachting Partners International admitted that across the board recent times have been tough in the super yacht charter industry. However, he refused to remain downbeat. "I believe this difficult period has highlighted the need for change," said Mr Vogele. These words have now been backed up with action as Yachting Partners International announced the launch of a major new initiative for the 2011 season. Aimed at simultaneously bolstering their yacht ...

The number of people who die every year in the United States from avoidable medical errors is staggering and deeply tragic. Data from the Institute of Medicine at the National Academy of Sciences puts the figure at nearly 98,000 a year. And as large as that number is, the true figure may even be higher. A national investigation conducted by Hearst Newspapers concluded that as many as 200,000 fatalities are caused by medical errors each year. The number of injuries is equally mind-boggling. Some estimates place it at over one million a year. But less than 1 in 10 of these ...

In 1999, the Institute of Medicine released a study noting that medical mistakes were responsible for over 98,000 deaths and more than one million injuries each year. Since that time, hospitals have been focusing on different ways to improve patient safety. Despite efforts by hospitals to decrease the chances and rates of injuries to patients, a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine questions whether any progress has been made. As part of the study, 14 hospitals in North Carolina were asked to participate, with 10 of the 14 being selected for ...

Ah, the holidays, twinkling lights, trees festooned with ornaments, presents wrapped in festive bows ... and attorneys lined up at the clerk's desk filing emergency motions in family court. Okay, maybe not everyone sees that last part. Unfortunately, season's greetings often include hearing dates in the shadow of the holidays. For many, the holidays are an important time for family, especially if the family is now fractured by a divorce, or worse, in the midst of the divorce proceedings. You want to spend them with your children. Your custody and support issues should ...

With the same zeal with which he has sought to ban texting while driving, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is now pushing for a broader prohibition on the use of all electronic devices in motor vehicles. "I don't want people talking on phones, having them up to their ear or texting while they're driving," LaHood said in an interview with Bloomberg News. Since his campaign against texting behind the wheel began in 2009, 30 states have enacted such laws. In addition, federal law prohibits commercial motor carriers and federal employees from texting or e-mailing while ...

While money is one of the top reasons couples divorce, it is also becoming one of the top reasons couples don't actually get divorced. During tough economic times, many people are finding that splitting up can be financially burdensome. As a result, many couples continue to live together even after their marriages have crumbled. However, a professional may help eliminate many of the reasons people delay getting divorced. Excuses for Putting Off Divorce Home ownership makes divorce difficult. One major reason is that a depressed housing market has left countless couples ...

According to a recent study, 41% of drivers admit that they have fallen asleep while driving at some point in their lives. One out of 10 drivers in the study confessed that they had done so within the past 12 months. The study was conducted by the AAA Foundation and based on information collected during a national telephone survey of 2000 drivers as well as crash data compiled by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) from 1998-2008. Based on this information, the AAA Foundation estimates that one out of every six fatal crashes and one out ...

New York has a drunk driving problem. Sadly, the threat only worsens this time of year, as some motorists irresponsibly drive their cars after drinking too much alcohol. Two tragic motor-vehicle accidents involving intoxicated drivers show the seriousness of the situation. In a horrifying pedestrian accident, a City Island, Bronx teenager was pinned against a coffee shop by a pickup truck that jumped the curb during a U-turn. The driver, a 40-year-old Florida man, was charged with DUI. The victim survived, but suffered two broken legs, a shattered pelvis, and damage ...

In 2008 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) adopted a new policy to stop paying for medical care needed to correct medical mistakes that occur while patients stay in hospitals. Medicare called these events "never events" because they are so egregious that they should never happen. Some of these events include: - Catheter-associated urinary tract infections and vascular infections - Falls in the hospital - Foreign objects left in the body after surgery, like sponges - Infections - Post-surgical blood clots - Post-surgical pneumonia - Wrong-site operations ...

A Texas man who lost his entire face in an electrical accident is waiting for a suitable donor - and to realize his wish to feel his daughter's kisses again. The man, Dallas Wiens, awaits a rare face transplant, and his experience demonstrates the achievements that have been made in the treatment and rehabilitation of catastrophic injuries like severe burns. The Electrical Accident Wiens was critically injured while painting a church on a boom lift in Texas. His brother, who was also working at the church, told Wiens that he appeared to have lost control of the lift ...

Research from Confused.com has revealed bad news for drivers looking for modifications from Father Christmas this year. A 20 year old male driver adding alloy wheels to their car could see the price of their premium rise by a massive GBP616*.   For those who are willing to pay the price of modifications, it is worth noting some insurance providers will refuse to cover cars with them and therefore drivers who choose to modify, risk a narrowing of choice. Undisclosed modifications could also lead to the invalidation of a policy.  It's also important to remember that the ...

M&S Money has revealed that as parents begin to feel the pinch of Government cuts, new research shows that grandparents in the UK are providing more than GBP6000 of support to grandchildren. Over the first 18 years of each grandchild's life, grandparents gift on average GBP6165 in either money or presents. Children born after 1st January 2011 will no longer receive a GBP250 Child Trust Fund voucher from the Government, and some families will also be hit by the plans to cut higher rate taxpayers' child benefit from April 2012. But despite these losses to household income, ...

LV= has revealed that over 97,000 Brits have fallen victim to criminals setting up fraudulent direct debits from their accounts, with this number set to escalate over the next three years, according to new research. The findings from the home insurer, conducted by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), show that so far this year 26,000 Brits found fraudsters taking out regular direct debit payments in their name, with an average of GBP540 going missing before they noticed and stopped it. Over the last four years, the number of criminals gaining access ...

Is the Bible filled with scientific and historical errors? Does it repeatedly contradict itself? Indeed, was it written by "pious frauds" centuries after the fact? A new book says the answers are "No", "No", and "No". In his latest book, "No Errors in My Bible, Sorry About Yours", software engineer Mark Johansen takes on, point by point, over 90 claimed errors and contradictions in the Bible. The author applies the same rigorous logic to the Bible that he does to computer projects. He presents detailed rebuttals to each criticism, drawing on sources ranging from the ...

Officially launched in December 2010, Artyii is out to debunk the myth of a "starving artist". Their platform (www.artyii.com) is an "invite-only" community of artists and art professionals consisting of independent art dealers, galleries, interior designers and curators. Their focus is on selling high quality, original, Asian art. With their artist database growing daily, Artyii has been attracting six figure investments from wealthy art angels who recognise the potential in lower priced, original art by emerging artists. Their Facebook page, appropriately titled "Best ...

Wherever Latinos are active, Newhall Laboratories and its La Bella brand are increasingly found to be involved and, with the second annual ROJO fundraising event, a further demonstration of the company's support of Latino causes was delivered in the form of giveaways to over 500 attending guests. Newhall's participation at ROJO helped raise funds for The Wall Las Memorias, a Highland Park-based nonprofit promoting wellness and preventing HIV/AIDS among Latino populations. The La Bella brand, which holds a strong affiliation with Hispanics, and Newhall were a perfect ...

Bsecure Online, Inc., a leader in parental control software for families, today announced that its Bsecure Online v6.16 service secured PC Magazine's highest editorial honor, the Editors' Choice award. In the review, the editorial staff preferred Bsecure Online over all other parental control services, with a score of 4.5 out of 5 points. PC Magazine editors praised Bsecure Online (www.bsecure.com) as "a total winner" for its innovative Web 2.0 features like whole home filtering, social network monitoring, social media and parental alerts. According to PC Magazine's ...

Hundreds of people who developed Tardive Dyskinesia after taking Reglan have filed Reglan lawsuits against makers for hiding potential side effects. Are you one of them? If so, you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries. No Cure For Reglan Side Effects Reglan (made by Avalon Pharmaceuticals and Baxter Healthcare Corporation) and metoclopramide (the generic equivalent of Reglan sold by Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Pliva Inc, Mutual Pharmaceutical Company Inc and Major Pharmaceuticals Inc), are antidopamine drugs which treat nausea, vomiting and heartburn due ...

A Japanese research group led by Prof. Ryusuke Kakigi and Dr. Emi Nakato (National Institute for Physiological Sciences: NIPS) and Prof. Masami K Yamaguchi (Chuo University) found that there was the different hemodynamic response in the temporal cortex between infants' perceptions of their own mother and of female strangers. The presentation of mother's face elicited increased hemodynamic responses in the bilateral temporal cortex. This finding was reported in Early Human Development. Recognition of the mother's face is important in the development of an infant's social ...