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New lighting technology could eliminate
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Since the middle of the 20th century,
fluorescent lighting has been a cheaper, safer, and longer-lasting
lighting approach than incandescent lighting, especially in
offices. However, these bulbs tend to flicker, produce an
irritating humming sound, and can be very hard on the eyes. Now
there's a solution.
Researchers at Wake Forest University in North
Carolina have been working on new lighting substitutes and have
developed a flicker-free, shatterproof alternative for large-scale
"You want lights that have a spectral
content that is appealing to us inside of a building,"
said David Carroll, lead scientist of the project at Wake
Their new lighting arrangement is based on
field-induced polymer electroluminescent (FIPEL) technology, which
gives off a soft white light unlike the yellowish gleam from
fluorescents or the bluish tint from LEDs.
The team used a nano-engineered polymer matrix
to convert the charge into light. The device comprises three layers
of moldable white-emitting polymer and a small amount of
nanomaterials that glow when stimulated to create bright white
light similar to sunlight, which tends to be easier on the human
The lights are not limited to just white. They
can be manipulated into any color or shape. You can have a light
constructed into 2 x 4-ft sheets to replace lights in the workplace
or even into a bulb for your household lamp.
According to the team's research, when
it comes to energy efficiency, the new lighting technology is
similar to LEDs, with at least twice the efficiency of compact
fluorescent (CFL) bulbs.
"You want a light that won't
shatter and create a hazmat situation while your children are
around," said Carroll.
Not only are they safe and energy efficient,
they will also last a long time. Carroll has one that has worked
for about 10 years.
Keep your eyes peeled for this lighting
technology to hit your home soon. Wake Forest is currently working
with a company to manufacture the new lighting design and plans to
have it ready for consumer purchase as early as next year. Carroll
sees potential uses for large display lighting, from store marquees
to signs on busses and subway cars that won't exude the
bluish tint of LEDs.
For more information about the team's
research, take a look at the research paper below which
investigates the use of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) in the
new technology. ■
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After her easy victory in the Texas Democratic primary, Wendy Davis, one of the brightest stars of the 2014 campaign, is now embarking on her mission to win the governor's office and revive her party's fortunes in the heart of conservative America.
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Two of Kentucky's top Democrats split sharply Tuesday over same-sex marriage, with Gov. Beshear saying outside lawyers will be hired to appeal a decision granting recognition to gay couples married in other states
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Vice President Joe Biden continued a busy political pace Saturday, appearing with Virginia's Democratic gubernatorial candidate at the swing state's premier party fundraiser and ridiculing this fall's conservative Republican statewide ticket.
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The 2014 Lyrid meteor shower is now picking up steam, though unfortunately, under the light of the waning gibbous and last quarter moon. This shower is usually a modest one, even when the moon is out of the sky, offering perhaps 10-15 meteors per hour at its peak. The maximum number of Lyrid meteors will probably rain down during the predawn hours on April 22 and 23, yet under a moonlit sky. This year, it may be to your advantage to watch this shower, starting at late evening or before the moon rises into your sky.
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If you trace the paths of these meteors backward on the sky's dome, you'll find that they appear to originate from a point in the sky near the the star Vega, the heavens' 5th brightest star. This is the shower's radiant point. The radiant point for the Lyrid shower sits just to the right of Vega, which is the brightest star in the constellation Lyra the Harp. It's from Vega's constellation Lyra that the Lyrid meteor shower takes its name.
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Black Tooth Brewing Company in Sheridan recently won a gold medal at the World Beer Cup in Denver. Co-Owner Tim Barnes talks about the beer that won them first place in the Wood-and-Barrel-Aged Strong Beer category.
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Sheridan Media continues its look at the local sites that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This week, reporter Pat Blair selects one of the area battlefields as her focus.
District Judge Thomas Campbell of Cheyenne issued a formal order Friday that affirmed that the bulk of a state law that stripped most of the duties from the state superintendent of public instruction is unconstitutional.
Wyoming native John Woodward has been hired as the new Sheridan County Museum director. He will start working at the museum later this month – in time for the opening of the new 2014 exhibit, "Playing Through: Sports and Recreation on Sheridan County.
Trustees of the Northern Wyoming Community College District that administers Sheridan College and the Gillette and Johnson County campuses met last night.
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Graham Health Center is now an HAP Urgent Care provider
Oakland University is pleased to announce that students, faculty and staff who carry HAP health insurance plans can now use those plans to cover urgent care services at Graham Health Center. Both HAP and Priority Health now provide this benefit on campus.
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Benefit and Wellness Fair in the Rec Center October 23
Our annual Benefit and Wellness Fair will be held on Wednesday, October 23 in the Recreation Center. Representatives from all of our benefit providers will be present, so be sure to stop by the fair to visit them. It is a great place to learn more about your benefits and get questions answered. The fair will run from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
2014 On-Line Benefit Open Enrollment
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Please welcome all of the new employees that have joined us in September, 2013!
Laurie Alward-Diener - Office Assistant III - Financial Aid Department
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Rose Wedemeyer - Director of Education Training - School of Medicine
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Cooking Demo Date Night will take place on Thursday, October 10th from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Whole Foods in Rochester. Here, you are able to bring one non-OU related significant other/friend/relative! You will learn how to cook a delicious and healthy meal with RD, Debbie Cavender. Space is limited to the first 15 OU employees that sign up to bring a guest. BWP+ Members earn 20 points for participating!
Rx 101: Ask the Experts Lunch and Learn will take place on Tuesday, October 1st from 12 - 1 p.m. in the Rec Center Wellness Classroom. You will have the opportunity to talk to a Wallgreen's pharmacist, learn about different side effects, following prescription instructions, and more! BWP+ Members earn 5 points for participating!
Nutrition Consultations are still available on October 15th and October 29th. BWP+ Members earn 10 points for participating!
Stress Management and Nutrition Lunch and Learn will take place on Tuesday, October 15th from 12 - 1 p.m. in the Rec Center Wellness Classroom. Humans experience a "fight or flight" stress response to many of their daily responsibilities. When these responsibilities become over-whelming and other stress-filled events pile on to the already distressed individual, a syndrome called adrenal fatigue develops. Find out if this energy-zapping condition is dragging you down, and how to treat it naturally. BWP+ Members earn 5 points for participating!
Back Talk Lunch and Learn will take place on Tuesday, October 29th from 12 - 1 p.m. in the Rec Center Wellness Classroom. People hurt their back twisting and turning, but these movements are a normal part of everyday life. The solution to back problems is not to avoid movements, but rather to retrain proper movement patterns and get the forces to go where they were designed to go. Come take part in the HAP sponsored Back Talk seminar designed to help you identify the most common causes to lower back pain with real world solutions to your pain problems.
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COVINGTON — Even though Jackson lost a lot of their main defensive players from last year's playoff team, Eastside's offensive line still have their work cut for them if they hope to leave Red Devil Hill with a win on Friday.
"They have a couple big guys come back," Eastside head coach Rick Hurst said. "They're active and they move around pretty well. We're going to have to do a good job of taking care of them up front so we can be successful moving the football."
The Eagles (1-0) did a good job moving the ball up and down the field against Newton last week gaining 344 total yards of offense. However, they had a hard time rushing the ball gaining only 120 yards on 35 carries. Despite they're lack of a steady running game, Hurst is not concerned.
"I've said all along since I've been here that whatever they (defense) will give us we'll take. They were giving us some things down field we knew we had a chance to take," Hurst said. "Our offensive line is playing a lot of snaps on both sides. Hopefully we'll have Arthur Holmes back at defensive end which will help. We have some kids banged up but you go out there with what you've got. Our kids are working hard trying to get in shape."
One thing that Eastside does have is an ample amount of ball carriers with four quality running backs. Running the ball for the Eagles are Anthony Henderson, Jomandi Smith, Carlos Huggins and Andrew Henderson. Before they can start punching the ball into the secondary the front line has to do their job.
"We've got options back there, we just have to keep them fresh," Hurst said. "It all starts on the front. Those guys have got to be on it, get a head on a hat and get us a crease. If they do that, we should have a chance to run"
Just like they did against Newton, for the Eagles to be successful against the Red Devils (0-1) they need to score early and score quickly.
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In 1998 Neville Gabie travelled around the world taking photographs of different kinds of football pitches. These varied from makeshift poles erected on dusty plains to the sophisticated stadiums of capital cities. He published these photographs in a book called Posts (London 1999). In 1999 he was awarded the tenth Momart fellowship at Tate Liverpool, where he worked on a print series related to the Posts photographs. The result was the portfolio Playing Away which was displayed at Tate Liverpool at the end of his tenure.
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Chevy is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel STILL MISSING, which won the 2011 International Thriller of the Year Award in the Best First Novel category. STILL MISSING has been published in over thirty countries. Chevy's second novel, NEVER KNOWING, is also an international bestseller. The movie rights have been optioned and Renny Harlan, of Die Hard fame, is attached to direct. Her third novel ALWAYS WATCHING will be published in 2013. If you'd like more information on Chevy's novels please visit the Books page. Please visit Chevy's Blog to learn about her writing process and whatever else is on her mind.
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Always Watching
"In Always Watching, Chevy Stevens begins with a shivery premise --- a family ensnared by a religious cult led by a madman. Stevens lights that fuse and lets it burn all the way to an explosive ending. A chilling, compelling read."
– William Landay, bestselling author of DEFENDING JACOB
"Chevy Stevens intelligently and relentlessly pulls the reader deeper into the nightmarish world of a cult whilst compelling you to read just one more page…"
--New York Times bestselling author, Rosamund Lupton
"A harrowing tale of manipulation that got under my skin by the end of the first chapter."
–New York Times bestselling author, Linwood Barclay
"ALWAYS WATCHING grabbed me from page one. Its story of power, murder, and family secrets is seductive and sinister. Dr. Nadine Lavoie is a tenacious, compassionate heroine."
- Meg Gardiner, author of RANSOM RIVER
"A fantastic, heart-pounding thriller that pulls you in from the first page. I loved it!"
--New York Times bestselling author, Lisa Jackson
Haunting and harrowing, Always Watching is a stunner, offering not only consuming suspense but also a moving tale of mothers and daughters, the lingering echoes of the past that never stop reverberating.
--Megan Abbott, bestselling author of DARE ME
"Taut and riveting, ALWAYS WATCHING follows the fault line between a person's past and present — and the terror and turmoil that can pull a life apart when they collide with the force of an earthquake. Chevy Stevens' suspenseful, twisted story kept me up late into the night, frantically turning pages with white-knuckled fingers."
--Hilary Davidson, author of DAMAGE DONE
"Chevy Stevens is in top form. ALWAYS WATCHING is a tense and twisty exploration of dark memories, hidden pasts, and a place that seems like heaven but might be hell. This is a deep and exciting novel, as unsettling as it is gripping."
Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of HEARTBROKEN
"ALWAYS WATCHING is a riveting examination of the power of childhood secrets over our past and our present selves. I couldn't put it down."
Alafair Burke, author of IF YOU WERE HERE
"Stevens's unnerving stand-alone thriller about a woman's search for her birth parents matches the intensity of her impressive debut, Still Missing."
Publishers Weekly
"As finely calculated in its escalating suspense as Stevens' grueling debut."
"Stevens' second novel is a knockout, starting strong and finishing even stronger."
RT Reviews
""A riveting read…"
Chatelaine Magazine
"Block off the weekend, grab a comfy seat and prepare for the rocket ride of your life! Never Knowing will consume you with the desire to read every page, gasp at every twist and know every last secret between one woman and her serial killer father."
Lisa Gardener, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"NEVER KNOWING is a chilling thriller with enough twists and turns so every time I thought I knew where it was going I was taken somewhere else. I have a feeling that Chevy Stevens is an author who is going to keep getting better and better with each book! I hope I'm still around for the next six -- at which point she'll probably give me a heart attack. But what a great way to go out!"
Lois Duncan, author of I Know What You Did Last Summer.
"A terrifying, chilling scenario that unfolds into a nightmare and had me keeping the light on at night."
Rosamund Lupton, bestselling author of Sister
"A heart-pounding debut. Stevens pulls out all the stops in this cat-and-mouse battle between a brilliant psychopath and his tenacious victim. By equal turns clever and compelling, STILL MISSING is the not-to-be missed thriller of the year."
Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author of The Neighbor
"An astonishingly well-crafted debut novel, Still Missing will have you spellbound from the first page until long after you close the book."
New York Times bestselling author Karin Slaughter
"Grim and unsettling. Still Missing is a fast-paced read that is utterly absorbing."
New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs
"Chevy Stevens' STILL MISSING is a compelling, unputdownable thrill ride of a debut. You'll never go to an "open house" again without wondering if the guy in khakis is a maniac. The twists are so treacherous and unexpected you'll need a neck brace by the time you finish."
Linda Castillo, New York Times bestselling author of Sworn to Silence
"Engrossing, terrifying and ultimately full of girl-kick-ass, STILL MISSING will suck you in from page one. Realtors should not read this book if they ever want to host an open house again."
Chelsea Cain, author of HEARTSICK, SWEETHEART, and EVIL AT HEART.
"Chevy Stevens writes in a fresh, truly authentic human voice, gripping you and tearing your heart from the very first page to the last. Still Missing is one of the very few books I've read in a long while that I absolutely could not put down until I had finished it. She is going to be huge."
Peter James, international best-selling author
"While reading Chevy Steven's thriller Still Missing, I had to remind myself to breathe. Simply terrifying."
New York Times bestselling author Erica Spindler
"Still Missing isn't just a gripping mystery about a woman's abduction, it's a story about her hard-fought return-to self, to independence, to life. Frank, fierce, and sometimes even funny, this is a dark tale pinpricked with light-and told by an unforgettable heroine."
New York Times bestselling author Gillian Flynn
"Still Missing runs deeper than the chills it delivers, the surprises it holds and the resilience of its main character. Ms. Stevens makes Annie a strong, smart woman who won't stop fighting to regain her sanity and equilibrium.She can't come back until she knows why she was taken away.""
Janet Maslin, The New York Times
"Crackling with suspense this debut thriller stars Annie O'Sullivan, a young Realtor who recounts her year-long ordeal as a captive of a rapist she calls simply "The Freak." Her imprisonment, escape, and fraught reentry into ordinary life will have you glued to the page."
People Magazine
"This debut novel has the power to shock and awe with its explosively frightening premise about a woman who is kidnapped by a stranger and held against her will for more than year. It starts with a very scary abduction. Annie O'Sullivan is a real-estate agent, and her captor comes for her at an open house. What happens to Annie during her captivity is heartbreaking, stomach-turning, outrageously immoral and frightening. Equally unimaginable is the catalyst for her kidnapping. This is one scary novel with a new twist on the classic kidnap and conspiracy story. Still Missing by Vancouver Island native and resident Chevy Stevens is sure to rock lovers of the thriller genre."
USA Today
"A dazzling debut from Vancouver Island's Chevy Stevens. STILL MISSING brilliantly captures the terror of a kidnapped woman trapped in a cabin in the woods--and the puzzling aftermath of her escape."
Chatelaine Magazine
"Chevy Stevens's novel is the most unnerving novel I've read since Thomas Harris's Silence of the Lambs....The conclusion is totally shocking and numbing. By far the best debut I've read this year and I'd be very surprised to read anything that tops it."
Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
"At each turn of the page, you'll find yourself clutching the book with white knuckles and struggling to comprehend the sickening and terror-filled moments as this realistic and horrifying tale unfolds. A book that I truly couldn't put down, "Still Missing" is a frightening story that will leave a lasting effect."
Suspense Magazine
"Carefully and claustrophobically, Stevens crafts a double narrative of a woman's abduction and escape, and her attempts to recover and reclaim herself after the brutal ordeal....With a gutsy but very human heroine, this book will abduct your reading time late into the night."
RT Book Reviews
Stevens's impressive debut, a thriller set on Vancouver Island, pulsates with suspense that gets a power boost from the jaw-dropping but credible closing twist. In psychiatric sessions, Annie O'Sullivan, a 32-year-old realtor with a nice boyfriend and a demanding mother, describes her year-long ordeal as the captive of a rapist. The intense plot alternates between Annie's creepy confinement, her escape, and her attempts to readjust to real life, from going to the bathroom when she wants to managing her own meals. Still, Annie knows that a large part of her soul is "still missing." Her transformation from victim adds to the believability of the enthralling plot.
Publisher's Weekly Starred Review
Stevens's blistering debut follows a kidnap victim from her abduction to her escape—and the even more horrifying nightmare that follows.One moment, Vancouver Island realtor Annie O'Sullivan is taking one last client, a quiet, well-spoken man with a nice smile, through the property where she's holding an open house; the next moment, she's being marched out to a van at gunpoint, unaware that it's the last time for months that she'll see the sky or breathe the open air. The man who's taken her calls himself David; she calls him The Freak. And her ordeal over the next year, described in unsparing detail in a series of lacerating sessions with her psychiatrist, indicates that her name is a lot more accurate than his....A grueling, gripping demonstration of melodrama's darker side.
Kirkus Starred Review
"On a sunny August afternoon, realtor Annie O'Sullivan is just about to end an open house showing when a friendly, nicely dressed man appears. What seems to be a lucky break is really just the beginning of Annie's year-long ordeal. During sessions with her psychologist, Annie takes the reader back to her abduction and narrates how she struggled to survive during and after the horror. Since the reader is reliving the events through Annie's own retelling, the material can be tough to take. That emotional challenge is alleviated by Annie's flashes of humor and defiance. In her mind, once a victim does not mean one forever. VERDICT While there is physical danger in what Annie experiences, the suspense is in her psychological struggle. Author praise of this highly touted debut includes comparisons to Karin Slaughter and Lisa Gardner, and those authors' fans will like this thriller. While this may be a stretch, the "what would I do" aspect of the reading experience may make this a match for some Jodi Picoult readers as well. Highly recommended.
Library Journal Starred Review
This may be Stevens' debut novel, but it sure doesn't read like a first book. In fact, it's a knockout, a psychological thriller that pulls no punches and has a title that couldn't be more apt. If Annie O'Sullivan's mother isn't exactly a warm and fuzzy parent, everything else in Annie's life is great: she has a handsome, attentive boyfriend; loyal friends; and a real-estate career on the upswing. All that comes clear in the first few pages. Then, at an open house one sunny afternoon, a stranger with tousled blond hair and a pleasant manner kidnaps her, takes her to a remote cabin, and rapes and enslaves her. In an angry voice that unsuccessfully tries to mask her fear and pain, Annie gradually reveals, to her unnamed shrink, what she endured during her captivity-and how she is coping since her return home. People tell her she is lucky to be back, but fragile and stripped of her dignity, Annie makes a compelling case for the idea that she is really "still missing." Relentless and disturbing, Stevens' dark, mesmerizing character study follows a twisted path from victimhood toward self-empowerment. Sure to leave readers looking over their shoulders for a smiling stranger.
Booklist Starred Review
"I absolutely devoured it. What an amazingly gripping story. I found myself wondering, 'What would I do?'"
Rene Kirkpatrick, Third Place Books
"Fascinating and thought-provoking. This is one of those books that will be remembered well past the first reading."
Judi Wutzke, …And Books, Too
"A tense thriller with a fresh twist. What happened to Annie is terrifyingly told, but why she vanished is a shock to the system."
Geoffrey Jennings, Rainy Day Books
"An incredibly emotionally complex novel. Are you sure this is a first novel? It certainly doesn't read like one."
Billie Bloebaum, Powell's Books
"This thriller will grab you and not let go until the shocking conclusion."
Holly Frakes, Schuler Books and Music
"I read this debut novel in two sleepless nights: Simply gripping from the first page and truly chilling in its verisimilitude."
Whitney Spotts, Schuler Books & Music, Lansing
"A blast of a debut thriller! Keeps the pages turning right until the ultimate twist of an end - brutally beautiful thriller and a great new voice!"
John Hugo, Hugo Books
"I had the opportunity to read an advance copy of the book and it is one of the best thrillers I've read by new writer. The story involves a young woman real estate broker who is abducted while showing a property to a "client." What ensues is a tale of immense psychological manipulation in the first part of the book and then the last part is what happened to her after. The story has an amazing twist at the end that will really leave you amazed. I just loved the ride this book gave me though it sure scared me!"
Barbara Kelly, USM Bookstore
"It was Monday. early afternoon. I realized that I had not yet read Still Missing, but had better riffle through it because I was meeting the author later that evening. I sat down at my desk and read page one, then two, then a few more and only quit a heart-pounding few hours later with the last page. Still Missing is one of the most irresistible thrillers I have read recently. From opening when Annie says to her psychiatrist, "No, I wasn't always such a bitch," to the unexpected ending, this story of a woman's abduction and its aftermath is shocking and savage, and ultimately redemptive."
Marilyn Dahl, Book Review Editor, Shelf Awareness
"I have to say the book blew me away! Absolutely loved it & thought it was the most original thriller I've read in years."
Robin Beerbower of the Salem Public Library
"Wasn't able to stop reading this book although it made me very uncomfortable. I loved it! A roller coaster of emotions and creepiness that you want to get off but can't."
Alie Hess, Brookline Booksmith
"I thought 'Still Missing' managed to be a thriller, a mystery, and a family drama all rolled into one that kept me riveted until the very end. Fans of Stieg Larsson will find much to like in Chevy Stevens' novel about a kidnapped real estate agent determined to escape from her abductor – and find out who is behind the crime."
David Menard, Watermark Book Company
"Still Missing by Chevy Stevens tells the story of Annie O'Sullivan, a woman held against her will for nearly a year by a man she calls "The Freak". It has debilitating terror, the courage to rise above the impossible, and an unforgettable final plot twist. Chevy Stevens has a real winner in this first novel."
Rita Moran, Apple Valley Books
"I thought I knew what I was getting into with STILL MISSING, and was a bit smug about it through the first third of the book. Yet as the story began to build in its complexities, and the main character gained dimension, I became surprised at how quickly I was turning the pages, how addictive the storytelling was, and ultimately, how effective the final twist was!"
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Impact of COMT Val158Met on executive functioning in the context of HIV and methamphetamine
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Authors: Chad A Bousman, Mariana Cherner, Stephen J Glatt, et al
Published Date January 2010
Volume 2010:2 Pages 1 - 11
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NBHIV.S8245
Chad A Bousman1, Mariana Cherner1, Stephen J Glatt2, J Hampton Atkinson1, Igor Grant1, Ming T Tsuang1, Ian P Everall1
1Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA; 2Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Medical Genetics Research Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
Abstract: The catechol-O-methyltransferease (COMT) Val allele has been linked to executive dysfunction among healthy individuals. The nature of this relationship is unknown in the context of HIV infection and/or methamphetamine (METH) dependence, two conditions that can alter dopaminergic system functioning. We sought to determine if the putative relationship between COMT and executive dysfunction could be observed among individuals with and without HIV-infection and/or METH dependence, and to explore the specificity of this relationship by examining other cognitive domains. Utilizing an existing cohort of 229 men with and without HIV infection and/or METH dependence we found that Met/Met carriers within the HIV-only and control groups, displayed better executive functioning compared to Val/Val and Val/Met carriers. However, this effect was attenuated in the METH-only and comorbid (ie, HIV+/METH+) groups. Examination of other neurocognitive domains were not consistent with effects found for executive functioning. Results support the presumed neuroprotective effect of Met/Met genotype on executive functioning among HIV-only and control groups. Among METH-only and comorbid groups, the slower rate of dopamine clearance conferred by the Met/Met genotype may increase the risk of adverse effects of METH, resulting in comparable executive dysfunction to that of Val allele carriers.
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who the heck cares about rolling stones mag.they cant even get it right.. one of the grestest?...correction he was the greatest singer of all time..and greatest onstage performer of all time
There is a difference between people who sing and those who take that voice to another, otherworldly place, who create a euphoria within themselves. It's transfiguration. I know about that. And having met Elvis, I know he was a transformer.
The first Elvis song I heard was "Hound Dog." I wasn't equipped with any of the knowledge I have now, about the Big Mama Thornton version or where all that swing was coming from. I just heard this voice, and it was absolutely, totally in its own place. The voice was confident, insinuating and taking no prisoners. He had those great whoops and diving moments, those sustains that swoop down to the note like a bird of prey. I took all that in. You can hear that all over Led Zeppelin.
When I met Elvis with Zeppelin, after one of his concerts in the early Seventies, I sized him up. He wasn't quite as tall as me. But he had a singer's build. He had a good chest — that resonator. And he was driven. "Anyway You Want Me" is one of the most moving vocal performances I've ever heard. There is no touching "Jailhouse Rock" and the stuff recorded at the King Creole sessions. I can study the Sun sessions as a middle-aged guy looking back at a bloke's career and go, "Wow, what a great way to start." But I liked the modernity of the RCA stuff. "I Need Your Love Tonight" and "A Big Hunk o' Love" were so powerful — those sessions sounded like the greatest place to be on the planet.
At that meeting, Jimmy Page joked with Elvis that we never soundchecked — but if we did, all I wanted to do was sing Elvis songs. Elvis thought that was funny and asked me, "Which songs do you sing?" I told him I liked the ones with all the moods, like that great country song "Love Me" — "Treat me like a fool/Treat me mean and cruel/But love me." So when we were leaving, after a most illuminating and funny 90 minutes with the guy, I was walking down the corridor. He swung 'round the door frame, looking quite pleased with himself, and started singing that song: "Treat me like a fool. . . ." I turned around and did Elvis right back at him. We stood there, singing to each other.
By then, because of the forces around him, it was difficult for him to stretch out with more contemporary songwriters. When he died, he was 42. I'm 18 years older than that now. But he didn't have many fresh liaisons to draw on — his old pals weren't going to bring him the new gospel. I know he wanted to express more. But what he did was he made it possible for me, as a singer, to become otherworldly.
who the heck cares about rolling stones mag.they cant even get it right.. one of the grestest?...correction he was the greatest singer of all time..and greatest onstage performer of all time
MY ELVIS WEBSITE]Elvis i WILL REMEMBER YOU..FOR YOU SING IN MY HEART..AND LIVE IN MY SOULmy Selena Website
It seems like RollingStone is kissing tail because they know that their recent poll got some Elvis fans P.O.'ed!
About Elvis being at number 3 and not 1, well, there is no such thing as "The Greatest" singer ever, its all about perspectives, thats theirs, you might have your opinion, there is nothing like the definitive ultimate true about it, it relative to where their standing.
Aretha and Ray, well Elvis himself would have admitted that they are both superb singers, and that trying to define one as the greatest would always be sort of shortening the others.
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It's nice to see someone other than Bono writing about Elvis.
And I thought this was interesting:
"I can study the Sun sessions as a middle-aged guy looking back at a bloke's career and go, "Wow, what a great way to start." But I liked the modernity of the RCA stuff."
A nice change from the Elvis went downhill after Sun theme.
In my opinion there is no such thing as the greatest singer of all time, that is simplifying things a lot, how can you compare Elvis, Billie Holiday and Pavarotti on the same line? there are though a few greatest no matter on what perspective you analyze, and Elvis of course should be there.It is here on the list no matter how.
Yes, if the list would have said say the greatest Rock, or greatest Pop singers Elvis should be at no.1 no matter how.


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