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	<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Vietnam: Update on September 1, 2008 Deadline</title>
		<link>http://www.nyhomestudy.net/2008/09/06/vietnam-update-on-september-1-2008-deadline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Vietnamese Department of International Adoptions (DIA) has confirmed that the DIA continued to issue referrals to prospective adoptive parents until September 1, 2008, the date the United States - Vietnam bilateral adoption agreement expired.  According to the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice, prospective adoptive parents who received a formal referral by September 1 will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dismantling of International Adoptions</title>
		<link>http://www.nyhomestudy.net/2008/08/31/the-dismantling-of-international-adoptions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Miriam Vieni L.C.S.W.
When we adopted our daughter in 1974, the field of international adoptions was on the verge of blossoming into an exciting range of opportunities for homeless children and would-be adoptive parents.  Up to that point, there were a very few large agencies (perhaps three or four) involved in facilitating the adoptions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seven women share stories of invasive treatments, financial struggles and other facets of coping with infertility.</title>
		<link>http://www.nyhomestudy.net/2008/06/10/seven-women-share-stories-of-invasive-treatments-financial-struggles-and-other-facets-of-coping-with-infertility/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miriam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Click here to visit NY Times and Hear the Videos
For people who are just discovering their infertility or who are thinking about their options, these audio portraits of women who have dealt with the issue, should be helpful.  At minimum, you wil understand that you are not alone in your struggle.
Miriam Vieni, L.C.S.W.
www.nyhomestudy.com
www.nyhomestudy.com/miriam-vieni.htm
www.nyhomestudy.net
miriamvieni@optonline.net
(516) 333-4999
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		<title>As Teenagers Leave Group Homes, a Challenge Placing Those Who Remain</title>
		<link>http://www.nyhomestudy.net/2008/06/08/as-teenagers-leave-group-homes-a-challenge-placing-those-who-remain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:32:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miriam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[June 8, 2008
By LISA W. FODERARO 
Eight months into New York City&#8217;s bold experiment of moving hundreds of troubled teenagers out of group homes and into foster care, the system is stretched so thin that many involved say they are having trouble making thoughtful matches between foster parents and their charges. Some child-welfare experts are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>De-emphasis on Race in Adoption Is Criticized By RON NIXON WASHINGTON</title>
		<link>http://www.nyhomestudy.net/2008/05/29/de-emphasis-on-race-in-adoption-is-criticized-by-ron-nixon-washington/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 04:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miriam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[May 27, 2008
 - Minority children in foster care are being ill-served by a federal law that plays down race and culture in adoptions, a report released on uesday said.
The report, based on an examination of the law&#8217;s impact over a decade, said that minority children adopted into white households face special challenges and that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Rules and Economy Strain Adoption Agencies</title>
		<link>http://www.nyhomestudy.net/2008/05/15/new-rules-and-economy-strain-adoption-agencies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 16:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miriam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By DAN FROSCH
Faced with a tightening of federal regulations governing foreign adoptions, and suffering from a downturn in business, international adoption agencies in the United States are finding themselves in financial straits and closing their doors in unprecedented numbers, experts say.
At least 15 percent of agencies that specialize in international adoptions have recently shut down, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemala puts adoptions on hold</title>
		<link>http://www.nyhomestudy.net/2008/05/06/guatemala-puts-adoptions-on-hold/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 02:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miriam</dc:creator>
		
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: May 6, 2008
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) &#8212; Guatemala&#8217;s attorney general on Monday said 2,286 pending foreign adoptions have been placed on hold for at least a month while officials review related paperwork.
The decision was prompted by a request from lawmakers to review adoptions on a case-by-case basis, top prosecutor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US State Department adoption announcement</title>
		<link>http://www.nyhomestudy.net/2008/05/06/us-state-department-adoption-announcement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 20:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miriam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Guatemala: The State Department indicates that they are in close contact with the Government of Guatemala and that Guatemala is working to set up a Hague-compliant system. They are now processing some domestic adoptions under the new system.  There is no information as to when they will be ready to process international adoptions.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hague Countries</title>
		<link>http://www.nyhomestudy.net/2008/05/06/hague-countries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 19:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miriam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Hague Countries
by
Miriam Vieni, L.C.S.W.
www.nyhomestudy.com
www.nyhomestudy.com/miriam-vieni.htm
www.nyhomestudy.net
miriamvieni@optonline.net
You have read recently that the Hague Treaty on International Adoptions came into force in the U.S. on April 1, 2008.  Our whole international adoptions system has been affected by the regulations associated with this treaty.  However, only adoptions from countries that have ratified the treaty are affected.  And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam to End US Adoption Program</title>
		<link>http://www.nyhomestudy.net/2008/05/06/vietnam-to-end-us-adoption-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nyhomestudy.net/2008/05/06/vietnam-to-end-us-adoption-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 19:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miriam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Associated Press
(HANOI, Vietnam)-Vietnam is ending a baby adoption agreement with the United States after being accused of allowing corruption and baby-selling, officials said Monday.
The agreement was being considered for renewal but the two sides remained far apart over revisions, said Vu Duc Long, director of Vietnam&#8217;s International Adoption Agency. The agreement expires on Sep. [...]]]></description>
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