�Variation in the gene for one of the receptors for the internal secretion vasopressin appears to be associated with how human males julian Bond with their partners, according to an international team of researchers.
The researchers establish that the "334" allelomorph of a common AVPR1A variation, the human version of avpr1a studied in voles, seemed to have negative personal effects on men's relationship with their spouses.
"Our findings are particularly interesting because they show that men wHO are in a comparatively stable relationship of basketball team years of more world Health Organization have one or iI copies of allele 334 appear to be less bonded to their partners than work force with other forms of this gene," says Jenae Neiderhiser, professor of psychology, Penn State. "We as well found that the distaff partners of men with one or two copies of allele 334 reported less heart, consensus and cohesion in the matrimony, but interestingly, did not report lower levels of marital satisfaction than women whose male partners had no copies of allele 334."
In voles, a mouselike animal, the comparable gene has been studied extensively and has long been linked to vole bonding behaviors. This is the first report to propose that the wealth of information on vole pair-bonding may besides apply to humans and may help to inform research on human disorders related to impaired social interactions and communication, such as autism.
A series of studies on vole populations, begun at the NIMH Intramural Research Program in the mid 1980s, showed that, in male rodents, variations in a section of the gene avpr1a affect social bonding behaviors, such as choosing a mate and parenting. The animal studies suggested a possible
Wednesday 10 September 2008
Sunday 31 August 2008
Download Flaw mp3
 Artist: Flaw: mp3 download Genre(s): Rock Other Metal: Alternative Discography:  Recognize Year: 2004 Tracks: 1  Endangered Species Year: 2004 Tracks: 12  Through The Eyes Year: 2001 Tracks: 13  Flaw Year: 1998 Tracks: 11 A fivesome from Louisville, KY, Flaw aims at creating relevance and lively signification to the nu metallic element scene, victimization it as the foundation for dynamical, hard-driven music. The core of Flaw pulled together in 1996 when Jason Daunt placed an ad for a guitarist and Chris Volz answered. Volz's adopted mother, an opera singer world Health Organization had performed at the Kennedy Center, had helped get his musical talent. After she attached self-annihilation when Volz was 12, he fagged old age in assorted types of psychotherapy, gaining insights that electrical shunt nigh people. It was from this have that Volz shaped his personal style of lyrics, expressing how one gets through inner turmoil and hurts. Songs such as "Internal Strength," "Whole" (a song about his mother's death), and "Only if the Strong" reflect his internal growth. To begin with calling themselves F. Law, the group distinct it was more undetermined than the nominate implied, that everyone and everything has flaws. Thus, they dropped the period and became Flaw. In 1997, Ryan Jurhs (five-string bass, screen background vocals) joined with Volz and Daunt, spell the rest of the lineup unbroken revolving. Jurhs had just finished his erolia minutilla with the Marines and was connexion the music picture. Within a few weeks, Flaw recorded their first indie record, American Arrogance. Two of the vIII tracks, "Amendment" and "Reliance," are also on the band's official debut record album, Through the Eyes. The indie record opened the door for Flaw to open for bands such as Econoline Crush and Fear Factory. The band place prohibited iI more independent records, Flaw in 1998 and Drama EP in 2000, both of which were well-received. Flaw's lineup firmed up in 1999 when Chris Ballinger (drums) and Lance Arny (guitar) came aboard. Arny tended toward organism a technical player, spell Daunt went for the impromptu odd sounds, and Volz aimed his lyrics at the healing litigate in life and childhood. The combination worked. In 2000, Flaw showcased at CBGB in New York where Republic/Universal heard them and signed them up. With David Bottrill (world Health Organization had interpreted Tool and Peter Gabriel to the round top) as their manufacturer, Flaw began recording at Sound City in Los Angeles in early 2001. Republic/Universal released Flaw's official debut album, Through the Eyes, in October 2001 in both clean and explicit versions. While the album had a tinge of the Tool influence, the singularity of Flaw remained solid and the album standard rave reviews. |
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Warhead
Artist: Warhead
Genre(s):
Other
Discography:
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Year: 2003
Tracks: 9
FDA Approves Expanded 510k Classification For Titan Spine's Endoskeleton(R) TA Anterior Interbody Fusion Device
Wednesday 6 August 2008
USA Today Examines Success Rates For Cessation Smoking Among Pregnant Women
�On Monday, USA Today examined the rate of smoking among pregnant women and the success rates of several programs to help such women quit. According to Tom Glynn of the American Cancer Society, nearly 45% of pregnant smokers are able-bodied to stop, compared with a rate of about 10% to 20% among all smokers who commonly quit after going through a smoking cessation programme.
Research shows that even three minutes of smoking cessation counselling by a physician doubles the likelihood that a pregnant char will relinquish smoking, Tracy Orleans, aged scientist at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, said. Robert Wood Johnson implements a program in which counselors give pregnant women who do not roll of tobacco coupons for infant supplies, Orleans aforesaid. The program tests women's blood for nicotine byproducts. "It breaks quitting up into smaller segments of time," Orleans said, adding, "So women think, 'I just have to have through the next month,' or 'If I can make it just 10 more than days until I get my following checkup, I can stimulate this $20 gift certificate.' It helps you rally the willpower you need."
However, half of pregnant smokers who quit begin smoke again within six months of vaginal birth, according to CDC. Up to 80% of women who take leave during pregnancy are smoke again within one year, the American Legacy Foundation reports. People often return to smoke during multiplication of stress, and women who are experiencing postnatal depression ar more potential to take up smoking, according to Alex Parks of the American Legacy Foundation. The American Cancer Society reports that about half of women who smoke during pregnancy are living with a mood disorder. Because mothers often go out pediatricians more than their own physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics' Smoke-Free Home Program trains pediatricians on counseling parents to quit smoking. About 75% of women smokers suppose they want to quit, and about half say they receive tried in the last year, according to the American Cancer Society (Szabo, USA Today, 7/28).
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Research shows that even three minutes of smoking cessation counselling by a physician doubles the likelihood that a pregnant char will relinquish smoking, Tracy Orleans, aged scientist at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, said. Robert Wood Johnson implements a program in which counselors give pregnant women who do not roll of tobacco coupons for infant supplies, Orleans aforesaid. The program tests women's blood for nicotine byproducts. "It breaks quitting up into smaller segments of time," Orleans said, adding, "So women think, 'I just have to have through the next month,' or 'If I can make it just 10 more than days until I get my following checkup, I can stimulate this $20 gift certificate.' It helps you rally the willpower you need."
However, half of pregnant smokers who quit begin smoke again within six months of vaginal birth, according to CDC. Up to 80% of women who take leave during pregnancy are smoke again within one year, the American Legacy Foundation reports. People often return to smoke during multiplication of stress, and women who are experiencing postnatal depression ar more potential to take up smoking, according to Alex Parks of the American Legacy Foundation. The American Cancer Society reports that about half of women who smoke during pregnancy are living with a mood disorder. Because mothers often go out pediatricians more than their own physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics' Smoke-Free Home Program trains pediatricians on counseling parents to quit smoking. About 75% of women smokers suppose they want to quit, and about half say they receive tried in the last year, according to the American Cancer Society (Szabo, USA Today, 7/28).
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Thursday 19 June 2008
Paramore's Hayley Williams Lashes Out At Ex-Stepfather For Selling Her Handwritten Book On Ebay
Between the rumors of her pregnancy and of the band's breakup, Paramore singer Hayley Williams has had to deal with a lot of grief this year. And while she shot down the previous false reports by politely saying they were simply not true, she's taking the gloves off to deal with the latest scandal.
Posting on Paramore's LiveJournal page on Sunday, while the band was in Germany for the Rock am Ring festival, Williams lashed out at her ex-stepfather for posting some of her personal items for sale on eBay. In a post titled "ebay revenge," Williams wrote, "So ... I've decided to do this. It was only half thought out, but I'm doing it anyways. ... I saw that post someone made about the 'handwritten book' on eBay. Yes, it's mine. Hahah. I don't remember being a sad child, but I definitely loved horror films at a really young age. I guess that was reflected in this particular assignment," she said of the stapled-together book that appears to have been made out of colorful construction paper. The book's table of contents says it was written in July 1996, when she would have been 7 years old, and the chapters include "Me and your death," "It's to die for," "Mama help" and "My bad + sad Moments."
The eBay listing for the book had been removed at press time, but it was probably still up when Williams wrote her post.
"I'm actually posting about the seller of this item," she wrote. "It happens to be my ex-stepfather, who is ... well ... insane, hence the reason he is my EX-stepfather. So, while I can laugh at the fact that a bit of my past has surfaced, I have to admit I felt like throwing sh-- when I saw the username."
Williams wrote that she would love to post her ex-stepdad's full name, workplace and phone number, so that all her fans could "show him what it feels like when your personal life is out there for everyone to put their hands on." But instead, she said she would take the high road because, "fortunately for him, living with him for seven years wasn't quite enough to make me turn out just like him ... or was it?"
The post ends with Williams asking her fans not to bid on the item because she planned on buying it herself. And then, she appeared to have a change of heart: Her postscript includes a phone number after all, telling her fans to "coughgivehimhellcough." It is no longer a working number, however.
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Wednesday 11 June 2008
RealNetworks Announces Intention to Spin Off Its Casual Games Business
SEATTLE, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RealNetworks(R), Inc.,
(Nasdaq: RNWK) today announced that it intends to separate its global
casual games business into an independent company and distribute shares of
the newly created games company to its shareholders. RealNetworks may
precede the spin off with an initial public offering and sale of up to 20%
of the shares of the new games company.
RealNetworks' casual games business is a leader in the casual games
industry worldwide, with a vertically integrated development, publishing,
licensing, distribution and retail business. Casual games are family
friendly and easy-to-learn but hard-to-master. Played on personal
computers, mobile devices and living room consoles, casual games include
board, word and hidden-object games and puzzles. In the first quarter of
2008, RealNetworks' games business revenue rose 33% from the first quarter
of 2007 to $31.8 million. For 2007, games revenue was $108.5 million, up
26% over 2006.
"RealNetworks was a pioneer and has been a leader in the casual games
industry since we introduced RealArcade in 2001," said Rob Glaser, Chairman
and CEO of RealNetworks. "We believe that spinning off our casual games
business will give it the best opportunity to continue to flourish and
lead."
The company anticipates that spinning off its casual games business
will result in two more flexible and focused companies. In addition, the
separation will provide the games business with an industry-specific
currency for future acquisitions and enhance its ability to attract and
retain the best talent in the industry.
"Today's announcement demonstrates our commitment to create long-term
value for RealNetworks' shareholders," said Michael Eggers, Senior Vice
President and CFO of RealNetworks. "For investors, we anticipate that the
spin off will create a pure-play casual games business with increased
transparency, and that it will result in lower complexity in understanding
and tracking RealNetworks' performance. We also think that the new
structure will provide current and potential shareholders with two
attractive investment options that may be more closely aligned with their
various investment objectives."
RealNetworks expects that either a spin off or an IPO and subsequent
spin off will be tax-free to its shareholders. In addition to a final
approval by the RealNetworks' Board of Directors, completion of the
transaction will be subject to a number of factors, including the
effectiveness of a registration statement, the receipt of a favorable
letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, the receipt of an opinion
of tax counsel, market conditions, the execution of inter-company
agreements and other matters.
RealNetworks expects to determine its specific course of action in time
to file appropriate documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission
by the end of the year.
Website materials
A Q&A, an 8K and this press release will be posted on special pages of
the company's website, and can be found at
http://investor.realnetworks.com/games.
Webcast and Conference Call Information
The Company will host a webcast and conference call today in
conjunction with its regular first quarter earnings call at 5:00 pm ET/2:00
pm PT. The live webcast, featuring slides and audio, will be available at
http://investor.realnetworks.com. Listeners must use RealPlayer(R) to
listen to the conference call, which can be downloaded for free at
http://www.real.com. The on-demand webcast will be available approximately two
hours following the conclusion of the live webcast. Participants may access
the conference call by dialing 800-857-5305 (773-681-5857 for international
callers).
The passcode is "First Quarter Earnings" and the leader is Rob Glaser.
A telephonic replay will be available until 8:00 pm ET on May 22, 2008, and
may be accessed by dialing 866-424-3998 (for domestic callers) and
203-369-0851 (for international callers).
ABOUT REALNETWORKS
RealNetworks, Inc. delivers digital entertainment services to consumers
via PC, portable music player, home entertainment system and mobile phone.
Real created the streaming media category in 1995 and has continued to lead
the market with pioneering products and services, including: RealPlayer(R),
the first mainstream media player to enable one-click downloading and
recording of Internet video; the award-winning Rhapsody(R) digital music
service, which delivers more than 1 billion songs per year; RealArcade(R),
one of the largest casual games destinations on the Web; and a variety of
mobile entertainment services, such as ringback tones, offered to consumers
through leading wireless carriers around the world. RealNetworks' corporate
information is located at http://www.realnetworks.com/company.
Note Regarding Games Business Financial Information. In connection with
any spin off or IPO transaction, RealNetworks intends to prepare separate,
audited historical annual financial statements and unaudited historical
quarterly financial statements for its games businesses on a stand-alone
basis. The operating results and financial data reflected in the
stand-alone financial statements of RealNetworks games business could
differ from the operating results and financial data reported by
RealNetworks on a consolidated basis in this press release due to
adjustments made during the preparation and/or audit of the stand-alone
financial statements.
Safe Harbor for Forward Looking Statements: This release contains a
number of forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Forward-looking statements are often identified by words such as "believe,"
"may," "will," "optimistic," "anticipate," "intend," "should," "could,"
"would," "strategy," "plan," "continue," or the negative of these words or
other words or expressions of similar meaning and include, but are not
limited to, statements regarding the following: RealNetworks' intention to
separate its games business, distribute shares of the newly created games
company to its shareholders and potentially precede the spin off with an
initial public offering and sale of up to 20% of the shares of the games
company; the anticipated benefits of the separation, spin off and IPO,
including the opportunity of the games business to flourish and lead; the
potential for the separated companies to better focus on their different
markets; the ability of each company to make future acquisitions, retain
employees and increase long-term value for shareholders; anticipated
creation of a pure-play casual games business with increased transparency
and anticipated lower complexity in understanding and tracking
RealNetworks' performance; the intended tax-free nature of the proposed
transactions; and the timing of RealNetworks' determination regarding the
structure of the transaction. These statements are not guarantees of future
performance and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied by such statements, including, but not limited to, the
following: the ability of RealNetworks to successfully manage and
consummate the separation, spin off and/or potential IPO process including
the risk of any delays in connection therewith or that such transactions
may not occur; the state of the financial markets; the possibility that
RealNetworks' financial results will be harmed as a result of the
separation of the games business; risks relating to the allocation of
assets and personnel between the companies; the increased expenses
resulting from such transactions; the potential for business disruption and
employee distraction during such transactions and whether or not such
transactions occur and the ability to retain and motivate key employees
during such process. More information about risk factors that could affect
RealNetworks' business and financial results are included in RealNetworks'
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission including, but
not limited to, its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2007. All forward looking statements include the assumptions
that underlie such statements and are based on management's estimates,
projections and assumptions as of the date hereof. RealNetworks assumes no
obligation to update any such forward looking statements or information.
A registration statement relating to shares to be sold in an IPO, if
applicable, will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such
registration statement has not been filed or become effective. The shares
of the games business may not be sold and offers may not be accepted prior
to the time such registration statement becomes effective. This release
does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to
buy any securities and there shall not be any sale of any securities of the
games business in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would
be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities
laws of any such state.
RealNetworks, RealPlayer, Rhapsody and RealArcade are trademarks or
registered trademarks of RealNetworks or its subsidiaries.
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(Nasdaq: RNWK) today announced that it intends to separate its global
casual games business into an independent company and distribute shares of
the newly created games company to its shareholders. RealNetworks may
precede the spin off with an initial public offering and sale of up to 20%
of the shares of the new games company.
RealNetworks' casual games business is a leader in the casual games
industry worldwide, with a vertically integrated development, publishing,
licensing, distribution and retail business. Casual games are family
friendly and easy-to-learn but hard-to-master. Played on personal
computers, mobile devices and living room consoles, casual games include
board, word and hidden-object games and puzzles. In the first quarter of
2008, RealNetworks' games business revenue rose 33% from the first quarter
of 2007 to $31.8 million. For 2007, games revenue was $108.5 million, up
26% over 2006.
"RealNetworks was a pioneer and has been a leader in the casual games
industry since we introduced RealArcade in 2001," said Rob Glaser, Chairman
and CEO of RealNetworks. "We believe that spinning off our casual games
business will give it the best opportunity to continue to flourish and
lead."
The company anticipates that spinning off its casual games business
will result in two more flexible and focused companies. In addition, the
separation will provide the games business with an industry-specific
currency for future acquisitions and enhance its ability to attract and
retain the best talent in the industry.
"Today's announcement demonstrates our commitment to create long-term
value for RealNetworks' shareholders," said Michael Eggers, Senior Vice
President and CFO of RealNetworks. "For investors, we anticipate that the
spin off will create a pure-play casual games business with increased
transparency, and that it will result in lower complexity in understanding
and tracking RealNetworks' performance. We also think that the new
structure will provide current and potential shareholders with two
attractive investment options that may be more closely aligned with their
various investment objectives."
RealNetworks expects that either a spin off or an IPO and subsequent
spin off will be tax-free to its shareholders. In addition to a final
approval by the RealNetworks' Board of Directors, completion of the
transaction will be subject to a number of factors, including the
effectiveness of a registration statement, the receipt of a favorable
letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, the receipt of an opinion
of tax counsel, market conditions, the execution of inter-company
agreements and other matters.
RealNetworks expects to determine its specific course of action in time
to file appropriate documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission
by the end of the year.
Website materials
A Q&A, an 8K and this press release will be posted on special pages of
the company's website, and can be found at
http://investor.realnetworks.com/games.
Webcast and Conference Call Information
The Company will host a webcast and conference call today in
conjunction with its regular first quarter earnings call at 5:00 pm ET/2:00
pm PT. The live webcast, featuring slides and audio, will be available at
http://investor.realnetworks.com. Listeners must use RealPlayer(R) to
listen to the conference call, which can be downloaded for free at
http://www.real.com. The on-demand webcast will be available approximately two
hours following the conclusion of the live webcast. Participants may access
the conference call by dialing 800-857-5305 (773-681-5857 for international
callers).
The passcode is "First Quarter Earnings" and the leader is Rob Glaser.
A telephonic replay will be available until 8:00 pm ET on May 22, 2008, and
may be accessed by dialing 866-424-3998 (for domestic callers) and
203-369-0851 (for international callers).
ABOUT REALNETWORKS
RealNetworks, Inc. delivers digital entertainment services to consumers
via PC, portable music player, home entertainment system and mobile phone.
Real created the streaming media category in 1995 and has continued to lead
the market with pioneering products and services, including: RealPlayer(R),
the first mainstream media player to enable one-click downloading and
recording of Internet video; the award-winning Rhapsody(R) digital music
service, which delivers more than 1 billion songs per year; RealArcade(R),
one of the largest casual games destinations on the Web; and a variety of
mobile entertainment services, such as ringback tones, offered to consumers
through leading wireless carriers around the world. RealNetworks' corporate
information is located at http://www.realnetworks.com/company.
Note Regarding Games Business Financial Information. In connection with
any spin off or IPO transaction, RealNetworks intends to prepare separate,
audited historical annual financial statements and unaudited historical
quarterly financial statements for its games businesses on a stand-alone
basis. The operating results and financial data reflected in the
stand-alone financial statements of RealNetworks games business could
differ from the operating results and financial data reported by
RealNetworks on a consolidated basis in this press release due to
adjustments made during the preparation and/or audit of the stand-alone
financial statements.
Safe Harbor for Forward Looking Statements: This release contains a
number of forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Forward-looking statements are often identified by words such as "believe,"
"may," "will," "optimistic," "anticipate," "intend," "should," "could,"
"would," "strategy," "plan," "continue," or the negative of these words or
other words or expressions of similar meaning and include, but are not
limited to, statements regarding the following: RealNetworks' intention to
separate its games business, distribute shares of the newly created games
company to its shareholders and potentially precede the spin off with an
initial public offering and sale of up to 20% of the shares of the games
company; the anticipated benefits of the separation, spin off and IPO,
including the opportunity of the games business to flourish and lead; the
potential for the separated companies to better focus on their different
markets; the ability of each company to make future acquisitions, retain
employees and increase long-term value for shareholders; anticipated
creation of a pure-play casual games business with increased transparency
and anticipated lower complexity in understanding and tracking
RealNetworks' performance; the intended tax-free nature of the proposed
transactions; and the timing of RealNetworks' determination regarding the
structure of the transaction. These statements are not guarantees of future
performance and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied by such statements, including, but not limited to, the
following: the ability of RealNetworks to successfully manage and
consummate the separation, spin off and/or potential IPO process including
the risk of any delays in connection therewith or that such transactions
may not occur; the state of the financial markets; the possibility that
RealNetworks' financial results will be harmed as a result of the
separation of the games business; risks relating to the allocation of
assets and personnel between the companies; the increased expenses
resulting from such transactions; the potential for business disruption and
employee distraction during such transactions and whether or not such
transactions occur and the ability to retain and motivate key employees
during such process. More information about risk factors that could affect
RealNetworks' business and financial results are included in RealNetworks'
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission including, but
not limited to, its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2007. All forward looking statements include the assumptions
that underlie such statements and are based on management's estimates,
projections and assumptions as of the date hereof. RealNetworks assumes no
obligation to update any such forward looking statements or information.
A registration statement relating to shares to be sold in an IPO, if
applicable, will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such
registration statement has not been filed or become effective. The shares
of the games business may not be sold and offers may not be accepted prior
to the time such registration statement becomes effective. This release
does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to
buy any securities and there shall not be any sale of any securities of the
games business in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would
be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities
laws of any such state.
RealNetworks, RealPlayer, Rhapsody and RealArcade are trademarks or
registered trademarks of RealNetworks or its subsidiaries.
See Also
Thursday 5 June 2008
Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians
Artist: Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians
Genre(s):
Rock
Indie
Discography:
Respect
Year: 1994
Tracks: 10
Globe of Frogs
Year: 1988
Tracks: 10
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