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Nitrous, short for nitrous oxide (N2O) and sometimes abbreviated as nitro, is used to boost the speed and acceleration of a vehicle in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, The Ballad of Gay Tony and Grand Theft Auto V.
GTA San Andreas
Nitrous Oxide Systems (NOS) are systems that can be installed on modifiable vehicles in the three available mod garages around the state. When installed on a vehicle, the "fire" button can be pressed to activate the NOS. The use of the NOS will increase the speed and acceleration dramatically, along with exaggerated motion blur and bright blue flames spewing out of the exhaust pipe(s). After a short time the nitrous exhaust ceases and the vehicle may revert back to its normal top speed. The boost is followed by a delay that won't allow a player to use another boost right away.
To know when you can fire a Nitro boost again, look at the exhaust after a depleted boost. If the fumes are colored blue, the boost is still in its "delay" state. If the fumes revert back to the normal, grey fumes, then the Nitro is ready to be fired again.
All mod garages have nitro as an available modification. Nitro comes in three "strengths": 2x, shown with a small tank; 5x, with a large tank; and 10x, with 2 small tanks. Each option determines how long you can use a Nitro boost.
Upon completion of the Taxi Missions, all Taxis have a 2X Nitro boost installed.
There is a secret of using nitrous all the time. Just bring the car to a full stop, exit it, and enter again. The nitrous is fully recharged.
NOTE: Nitrous Oxide Systems cannot be applied or activated on motorcycles!
The Ballad of Gay Tony
Nitrous is limited during races, although the boost can be controlled. Much like in Need for Speed and other similar games, a small bar next to the radar will show the amount of nitrous available, which will regenerate after some time driving at speed. Unlike in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the nitrous in TBoGT can instantly catapult a vehicle to it's top speed, or close to it. When Nitrous is ready, a high-pitched humming noise can be heard from the car, along with small purple to orange fumes from the exhaust pipes.
There is a trick in TBoGT Race and GTA Race mode; when the race is about to begin, hold the E-Brake and the Gas buttons at the same time until the timer says GO, then release the E-Brake, and if done correctly, the car will get a HUGE boost of speed that will easily propel it into 1st place, and you will not waste any nitro the first time, but will the next time you use the nitro in that race. (this does NOT work when the Host of a GTA Race selects the APCs.) Also, unlike in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, motorcycles are also equipped with nitrous, but only in Race and GTA Race modes. This can be VERY dangerous, especially with traffic set to high. Hitting anything with nitrous equipped on a bike will severely injure or even kill the player on impact.
Grand Theft Auto V
Nitro is making yet another come back in GTA V, as first seen in the gameplay video at 3:22.


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Gear and Experience Make the Difference for the Vol State Recording Program
Submitted on September 20, 2010 at 9:38 AM
Sound engineers are the hidden talent behind every great recording, from pop and country to punk and opera. Volunteer State Community College has a Recording Industry Management Program heavily invested in the two most important aspects of recording: a top-notch engineer with serious commercial experience and a professional studio with the latest digital tools.
"Every piece of gear in here you will find in every major studio in town," said program coordinator Graham Lewis, as he shows off the Vol State recording studio. "This is what our students will see in a major studio. But you can have the greatest gear in the world and it won't do any good if you don't have the basic skills and theory."
As you might imagine, Nashville is an extremely competitive city for sound recording. Lewis has earned his chops in studios all over the city and by working with artists including Wynonna Judd, George Strait, Melissa Etheridge and Mark Knopfler.
"I had heard some of the musicians my dad worked with talking about the program at Vol State," said student Taven Royster of Hendersonville. "I got curious and asked around. That's why I came to Vol State, to work with Graham."
The gear used in the Vol State studio includes Pro Tools and Cubase software, and a brand new Avid Euphonix all-digital console. The College is one of the few in the country to have the digital board, which will fully integrate with Pro Tools.
"Vol State has some fantastic equipment that will help you transition into a commercial studio," said Benton Oglesby, a student from Mt. Juliet. Oglesby is taking his Vol State training to the next level this fall through a unique partnership with the highly respected Recording Industry Management Program at Middle Tennessee State University.
"I'm very excited. Only 50 students that applied were accepted into candidacy," said Oglesby. "I honestly don't think I would have been accepted at MTSU if not for the Vol State program.
Elliot Parry graduated from the Vol State program and after an internship went to work for Stroudavarious Productions, a high-power Nashville studio and label.
"My first credit as an assistant engineer was on a John Anderson CD," Parry said. "I walked into Wal-Mart to buy it. It was my moment."
Now Parry is on the road across North America, doing monitor sound for country artist Tracy Lawrence. Parry says the experience of working with so many musicians at Vol State helped to prepare him for working with professional artists.
"You never knew who was going to walk in to the Vol State studio. We did the spring music CD and had everything from R and B to classical guitar. And with that music you had 18 different personalities that came with it. You're helping someone make their dream."
Those dreams can become a reality with the Vol State resident engineer program. It allows experienced recording studio students to work directly with Vol State student musicians on projects.
"We have four or five student musicians doing projects currently," said Lewis. "Students who are registered at the College in credit classes can use the studio for free."
Math is quite important for prospective students and students hoping to advance in the field need to have high marks. In the end though, the most important quality is probably the most basic.
"You really need to have a love of music," said Oglesby.
For a complete list of studio gear and more information about the Vol State Recording Industry Management Program visit www.volstate.edu/RecordingIndustry
Vol State is holding an open house to show off the recording studio and the College radio station WVCP 88.5 FM. The free event will be held on Tuesday, September 28 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the College plaza next to the Ramer Building. There will be refreshments and tours. Everyone is welcome to attend. There is also an evening event planned for invited guests from the recording industry. The recording studio and radio station are located in the Ramer Building, rooms 167 and 169.
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The car wash is a business featured in many Grand Theft Auto games, although it is only functional in Grand Theft Auto IV and Episodes From Liberty City, that lets the player take any passenger car, light truck or SUV to this facility to remove dirt, grime, and the occasional blood.
Other GTA games
Car washes are found all over the map in previous Grand Theft Auto games, although the player cannot interact with them in any way as they are considered static objects. The player may still drive through the car wash and they also are often attached to a gas station. When accumulated dirt was introduced on vehicles in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, car washes were believed to be featured, but the feature was never included in the final version of the game, though during the car chase sequence of Reuniting the Families, a car wash sprays soap onto the Greenwood driven by Carl, Sweet, Ryder, and Big Smoke as the chase leads through it, much to the chagrin of Carl.
Grand Theft Auto IV
Available immediately after the beginning of the games, car washes are interactive in Grand Theft Auto IV and its episodes. In most cars and while not wanted by the police, the player can pull up to a marker behind the car wash to trigger a cutscene. In the scene, the player pushes a button on the control panel, opening the entry gate. The player then drives in and stops, allowing several brush strokes and water sprayers to clean up the car. Once the car is shiny, still in the cutscene, the exit gate opens and the player drives out in a view that shows off the new cleanliness of the car. The cutscene ends and the gamer, assuming the player's control, may now drive the car.
Taxis, except Roman's Taxi, get a discount washing at $3 instead of the usual $5, except the car wash in Tudor. Convertibles are washed by hand. Large trucks and vans such as the Boxville, emergency vehicles, limos, helicopters, motorcycles and boats are restricted from the car wash. Police and NOOSE cars are also unwashable.
If the player skips the wash sequence cutscene, the vehicle's passenger side door will open, likely a game bug.
GTA Vice City
- Washington Beach at the Going station.
GTA San Andreas
- In Idlewood in Los Santos attched to the Going station.
- One lone one in northern Los Santos.
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Squeals of delight were heard all morning long at San Clemente's Community Center during Family Assistance Ministries' Annual Toy Giveaway.
Santa brought smiles and giggles to 517 children of families in need of a little help this Christmas. The little ones were able to pick out two toys donated by the local community and a pair of shoes donated by Our Saviors Lutheran Church members. This year there was an addition of t-shirts donated by Bob Harlow and 300 pairs of socks donated by Suzanne Redmon Schwartz of RSM Design.
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(a) Reimbursement by Secretary of State; "other direct charge" defined; source of reimbursement
In any case where a vessel of the United States is seized by a foreign country under the conditions of section 1972 of this title and a fine, license fee, registration fee, or any other direct charge must be paid in order to secure the prompt release of the vessel and crew, the owners of the vessel shall be reimbursed by the Secretary of State in the amount determined and certified by him as being the amount of the fine, license fee, registration fee, or any other direct charge actually paid. For purposes of this section, the term "other direct charge" means any levy, however characterized or computed (including, but not limited to, any computation based on the value of a vessel or the value of fish or other property on board a vessel), which is imposed in addition to any fine, license fee, or registration fee. Any reimbursement under this section shall be made from the Fishermen's Protective Fund established pursuant to section 1979 of this title.
(b) Determination and certification of charges by Secretary of State; reimbursement as lien on vessel; termination of lien
The Secretary of State shall make a determination and certification under subsection (a) of this section as soon as possible after he is notified pursuant to section 1972 (b) of this title of the amounts of the fines, fees, and other direct charges which were paid by the owners to secure the release of their vessel and crew. The amount of reimbursement made by the Secretary of State to the owners of any vessel under subsection (a) of this section shall constitute a lien on the vessel which may be recovered in proceedings by libel in rem in the district court of the United States for any district within which the vessel may be. Any such lien shall terminate on the ninetieth day after the date on which the Secretary of State reimburses the owners under this section unless before such ninetieth day the United States initiates action to enforce the lien.
Source(Aug. 27, 1954, ch. 1018, § 3,68 Stat. 883; Pub. L. 90–482, § 2,Aug. 12, 1968, 82 Stat. 730; Pub. L. 92–569, § 2,Oct. 26, 1972, 86 Stat. 1182; Pub. L. 94–265, title IV, § 403(a)(2),Apr. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 360; Pub. L. 98–364, title III, § 302(a),July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 444.)
1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–364, § 302(a)(1), substituted "Secretary of State in the amount determined and certified by him" for "Secretary of the Treasury in the amount certified to him by the Secretary of State".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–364, § 302(a)(2), inserted "determination and" before "certification" in first sentence, and substituted "State" for "the Treasury" in second and third sentences.
1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–265inserted definition of "other direct charge".
1972—Pub. L. 92–569designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted provision that reimbursement under this section shall be made from the Fishermen's Protective Fund, and added subsec. (b).
1968—Pub. L. 90–482inserted ", license fee, registration fee, or any other direct charge" after "fine" wherever appearing.
Effective Date of 1976 Amendment
Pub. L. 94–265, title IV, § 403(b),Apr. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 360, provided in part that the amendment made by section 403(a)(2) ofPub. L. 94–265to this section was to apply with respect to seizures of vessels of the United States occurring on or after Dec. 31, 1974, prior to the general amendment of title IV of Pub. L. 94–265by Pub. L. 104–297.
Effective Date of 1972 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 92–569applicable with respect to seizure of vessels of the United States occurring on or after Oct. 26, 1972, except that reimbursements under this section may be made from the fund established by section 1979 of this title with respect to seizure of vessels occurring after Dec. 31, 1970 and before Oct. 26, 1972 if no reimbursement was made before Oct. 26, 1972, see section 6 ofPub. L. 92–569, set out as a note under section 1972 of this title.
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| User:Rainbow Shifter
|Welcome to the world of Pokémon, Rainbow Shifter!
|Welcome to Pokémon Wiki, and thank you for your contributions! There's a lot to do around here, so I hope you'll stay with us and make many more improvements.
I'm really happy to have you here, and look forward to contributing with you!
|Your administration: Bermuda (talk) • Crimsonnavy (talk) • Hstar (talk) • Ciencia Al Poder (talk) • Jäzzi (talk)
How would you like to help tend to the anime pages? preferably adding new info and checking for mistakes? Slayingthehalcyon (Talk) 23:00,8/23/2012 4,187
- Yeah that is great and if you can keep that up. it helps me because I haven't yet watched enough of the anime to really have a feel for it. I'm more of a game end tech guy. When I do watch the anime I take pictures though :P Slayingthehalcyon (Talk) 14:42,8/24/2012 4,187
Contact me in chat. while I try and find the template. Slayingthehalcyon (Talk) 19:52,8/27/2012 4,187
{{Movessettop|backcolor={{Normal}}}} {{Movessetmid|1|Transform|—|—|10|{{Type|Normal}}|[[File:Type Status.gif]]}} {{Movessetend|backcolor={{Normal}}}}
that is the Template Change normal to whatever the primary element of the Pokémon is. like Water for marill. and then from serebii try and fill it in accordingly to the other templates. Slayingthehalcyon (Talk) 19:57,8/27/2012 4,187
- yeah No prob! Slayingthehalcyon (Talk) 21:17,8/27/2012 4,187
- The more you do the better! Slayingthehalcyon (Talk) 22:43,8/27/2012 4,187
Re: Vandal
All fixed up. He had been banned for the same thing before, so he got it for longer than two weeks this time. thanks for keeping an eye out while I'm gone! Slayingthehalcyon (Talk) 13:10,8/28/2012 4,187
- Quite a while. Slayingthehalcyon (Talk) 13:56,8/28/2012 4,187
Egg sprite
There are only two egg sprites in the game, the reguler yellowish one with green spots, and the manaphy one. The togepi on the page was created by a fan, and is thus, fanart, so it shouldn't be on there. Dont Be a Sad Panda (talk) 18:27, September 4, 2012 (UTC)
Hey! I was wondering if you would like to be an admin at pokemonpokemon.wikia.com ?
Admin Status
I have given you admin status. in the thing I put his on accident. but thats okay. Congratulations use them well. Slayingthehalcyon (Talk) 17:51,9/17/2012 4,187
We do NOT pass off japanese titles as dub titles. Wait until the dub title comes out.
Signed, Winxfan1. I am the ultimate fan of Winx Club 19:22, September 20, 2012 (UTC)
I would like to apologize for freaking out on you. Everyone is always doing stuff on this wiki they're not supposed to do. The plots I write are temporary, until someone who can write fully detailed plots like that on Bulbapedia shows up and does it. But you passed off a japanese title as a dub title and that is not right.
BTW, I already asked this before so I'll give it to you: Veronica Taylor is not coming back to Pokemon, and neither is Eric Stuart.
Signed, Winxfan1. I am the ultimate fan of Winx Club 10:17, September 24, 2012 (UTC)
How would you expect me to forget things like that. However, dare to dream that Ronnie and Eric will be back. Dare to dream.
Signed, Winxfan1. I am the ultimate fan of Winx Club 17:14, September 24, 2012 (UTC)
Use your rights wisely, do not let me down. I plan on being back by friday the 27, I hate being ground, but don't we all. please keep check on the recent edits. Slayingthehalcyon (Talk) 16:40,9/25/2012 4,187
- You've been doing fine, Jäzzi and Bermuda are just more active at the moment because I've been away. After I'm done being grounded I'll give you a more complete run through of the rules and regulations. Slayingthehalcyon (Talk) 20:18,9/25/2012 4,187
- Trust me its a duty, you will do well. I'll be on sometime on this coming friday. or maybe right now. since I'm free until 5:50 central time Slayingthehalcyon (Talk) 19:42,9/26/2012 4,187
Re: Hi Welcome to the Wikia
Hello there Ranbow Shifter,
This is Trainer Micah a user of the site i know your reading the info i put on the talk page's on the 1st few episodes and i have to say as a user i was asked by Winxfan 1 a user who i know to do the episode's Plot in full detail for the episode articles from black & white episode's 5 to black & white rivel detineies episode 82 in which as you can see i am a hard remember to do what i did...
Anyway i am also woundering as a user as to a admin and everything i could use some help on what you might know or remember from these episodes as a user what do you think does it sound good on what i wrote and may i continue or what tell me?
Anyway let me know okay & Chat with you soon...Trainer Micah (talk) 22:17, September 30, 2012 (UTC)
A Favor
Hey do me a favor and delete all the bad pages linked on this page. thanks! Slayingthehalcyon (Talk) 19:44,10/5/2012 4,187
Troublesome Trio
Hi Rainbow, my name is Coldasfire, and I hail from the Keyhole wiki. I just wanted to tell you that three users here, Trainer Micah, KeybladeMasterZackery, and Noheartversed have been blocked on the Kingdom Hearts wiki and are using the talk pages on this wiki to try and get back. Micah has two socks, Micah James I Hearts and Micah James I Hearted, and Zackery recently created an account called DarkMasterRiku to severely bully one of our admins, writing, "HEY SHMUCKFACE!!!! MEET IN POKEMON WIKI ON MY KEYBLADEMASTERZACKERY USER TATLKPAGE TOMORRW AT 12:00! WE NEED TO TALK YOU SHTTY ASSFUCK!!!!!!!!!"
Please keep an eye on them, and let me know on my Keyhole talk page if they appear to be trying to get back. They were banned for not listening to those of a higher power. Thanks! Coldasfire
message me some more info but other than that it sounds good Slayingthehalcyon (Talk) 17:10,10/14/2012 4,187
- Sounds like a plan to me. I'll help some seeing as how I only have a few cards. XD Slayingthehalcyon (Talk) 18:45,10/14/2012 4,187
Thanks Rainbow. I hope our problem doesn't become yours :P not pleasant whatsoever >.< Coldasfire 20:28, October 14, 2012 (UTC)
Re:Your back!
Thank you for saying such nice words. I was busy lately so I could edit around here a lot. But I will try my best to add more information into those pages + adding new ones. KidProdigy (Local Userpage ⁝ Local Talk) 22:23, October 15, 2012 (UTC)
Re: Your edits
Thanks! I'm glad to help clean this wiki from vandalisms. :)) Hope we could be friends!! Btw, there are still images that needs to be deleted and also a page!! XD – 4:40, 30 Oct. 2012
Yeah. I'm cool with that. Oh and hey, Don't ban a user if they haven't done anything wrong here. I read on your talk page. That Coldisfire or whatever. anyways. Slayingthehalcyon (Talk) 19:46,11/5/2012 4,187
Re: Dahngrest Article.
Sure. But how?
Signed, Winxfan1. I am the ultimate fan of Winx Club 19:21, November 7, 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the tip. This is great.
Signed, Winxfan1. I am the ultimate fan of Winx Club 23:13, November 7, 2012 (UTC)
Message from Sonamyfan666
So what was wrong with the page it was a new page that was on the wiki and I could find no other pages about it on the wiki you shouldn't delet a page just cause you think it dosen't belong clarifie why before you do.Sonamyfan666 a Amy Rose Expert and fan (talk) 01:20, November 11, 2012 (UTC)
Well excuse me for bad grammar and all people like you are what drive me mad I was going to come back to it later. Also if there's problems with it just fix them don't delete the page. How did you become a adim while doing stuff like that all the Adimns that I've ever met else were haven't done that unless the page was not needed.Sonamyfan666 a Amy Rose Expert and fan (talk) 01:26, November 11, 2012 (UTC)
Sorry I only react as to how I'm treated and I'll be honest I'm not good with most of the other stuff on wiki's I put the knowledge up most and central to get it out. As for the matter of taking a another crack at it I did a better job on it so now it's up to the more skilled people to do it next. For future reference I'm much more active over on the Sonic News Network wiki if you need me we do thing's a bit differently so if my edits seem off that may be why.Sonamyfan666 a Amy Rose Expert and fan (talk) 01:36, November 11, 2012 (UTC)
Thanks and if you ever want to talk in priavte I'm on YouTube by the same name so drop me a line any time later.Sonamyfan666 a Amy Rose Expert and fan (talk) 01:39, November 11, 2012 (UTC)
Please see Forum:User_Keeps_Deleting_Pages, vandal really needs to be banned :( BahamutSalad (talk) 22:51, November 14, 2012 (UTC)
Could you please delete this. Thanks, 18.104.22.168 21:17, November 18, 2012 (UTC)
Nintendo Wiki
Hello, I am Rocketslime_1_1, an administrator on the Nintendo Wiki. I was wondering if the Pokémon Wiki would be interested in becoming affiliates with the Nintendo Wiki. If we become affiliates we will link to each other and provide help for each other when needed.
Is the Pokémon Wiki interested in becoming affiliates with the Nintendo Wiki? Rocketslime_1_1 Talk Contribs 01:23,11/26/2012
- Thanks! I've added the Pokémon Wiki to the Nintendo Wiki's mainpage. If you ever need any help with templates just ask. I am quite good with templates, and am willing to help. Rocketslime_1_1 Talk Contribs 20:06,12/3/2012
Christmas theme
Hey, I just want to know that since Christmas is coming, shuould this site have a tempoary theme for Christmas (this might attract new members to edit)? Energy X ∞ 20:23, December 1, 2012 (UTC)
The Polls
Hey just wanted to thank you on changing the polls :) Tis' been a long time since they'd been looked at when Crimsonavy left. But anyway I don't want to hold you any longer, thanks again ~~The Timid Black Guy~~ 23:02, December 6, 2012 (UTC)
CrimsonNavy is gone?!
Signed, Winxfan1. I am the ultimate fan of Winx Club 20:13, December 9, 2012 (UTC)
- ( yes look at his profile he moved to the curse website. ~~The Timid Black Guy~~ 20:16, December 9, 2012 (UTC)
Yes, Crimson isn't on here anymore (except for the odd edit) and he wouldn't be able to manage the polls anymore. Rainbow Shifter 21:11, December 9, 2012 (UTC)
Hi, um... I'm not trying to sound rude or anything, but why did you delte my edits to the pokedex entries for Black 2? I have the game, so I simply put the entries from the game into the template. I'm sorry if I did something wrong.
NinjaClockworker (talk) 21:17, December 7, 2012 (UTC)NinjaClockworker
Just wanna say, the edits were possibly uneeded or already their. :) ~~The Timid Black Guy~~ 20:20, December 8, 2012 (UTC)
Can i ask is their an admin opening? I would like to become admin. I know i just joined but i know that an admin isnt about How many edits or When you joined. Its about being trust worthly and being able too take care of this wikia. I think I would Be fit for this job. Please reply Fairytailfreak19 (talk) 19:17, December 8, 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the information. Sorry if I bothered you ^-^ Have a nice Day~!
rainbow shifter i created a page for kotetsu's riolu my bad for not telling but i did it because it's a real important pokemon of his in the league so can still keep editing it (Ray boccino (talk) 01:44, December 10, 2012 (UTC))
May I ask, whos the founder here?Da Man In Da House! (talk) 17:49, December 10, 2012 (UTC)
Featured User
May i get a chance for getting into next month's poll please i have removed vandalism and unneded categories can you give me a chane to be in the poll i also created red link pages.Thank you Jade The Fire Strikes 05:11, December 22, 2012 (UTC)
Possible Wikia Gaming Alliance
Recently I have been considering starting a wiki alliance for gaming wikis on Wikia. It would not only serve as a link, but as a way to connect the gaming wikis of Wikia and provide help when needed. It would be kinda like NIWA, but for Wikia wikis, but it would be a bit more involved.
If such an alliance was formed, would the Pokemon Wiki be interested in joining? Rocketslime_1_1 Talk Contribs 02:50,12/26/2012
- I have started working on it. So far I have completed a footer for it, that lists the wikis and has 2 Nintendo 3DS screens that display 2 random wikis in the alliance. (http://nintendo.wikia.com/wiki/Template:WGA_Footer) Rocketslime_1_1 Talk Contribs 23:33,12/27/2012


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An event-related potential (ERP) is any stereotyped electrophysiological response to an internal or external stimulus. More simply, it is any measured brain response that is directly the result of a thought or perception.
ERPs can be reliably measured using electroencephalography (EEG), a procedure that measures electrical activity of the brain through the skull and scalp. As the EEG reflects thousands of simultaneously ongoing brain processes, the brain response to a certain stimulus or event of interest is usually not visible in the EEG. One of the most robust features of the ERP response is a response to unpredictable stimuli. This response-known as the P300 (or simply "P3")-manifests as a positive deflection in voltage approximately 300 milliseconds after the stimulus is presented.
In actual recording situations, it is difficult to see an ERP after the presentation of a single stimulus. Rather the most robust ERPs are seen after many dozens or hundreds of individual presentations are averaged together. This technique cancels out noise in the data allowing only the voltage response to the stimulus to stand out clearly.
While evoked potentials reflect the processing of the physical stimulus, event-related potentials are caused by the "higher" processes, that might involve memory, expectation, attention, changes in the mental state etc.
Clinical ERP
Physicians and neurologists will sometimes use a flashing visual checkerboard stimulus to test for any damage or trauma in the visual system. In a healthy person, this stimulus will elicit a strong response over the primary visual cortex located in the occipital lobe in the back of the brain.
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Experimental psychologists and neuroscientists have discovered many different stimuli, such as erotica (in a Washington University study), to elicit reliable EEG ERPs from participants. The timing of these responses is thought to provide a measure of the timing of the brain's communication or time of information processing. For example, in the checkerboard paradigm described above, in healthy participants the response of the visual cortex is around 150-200ms. This would seem to indicate that this is the amount of time it takes for the transduced visual stimulus to reach the cortex after light first enters the eye. Alternatively, the P300 response occurs at around 300ms regardless of the stimulus presented: visual, tactile, auditory, etc. Because of this general invariance in regard to stimulus type, this ERP likely reflects a higher cognitive response to new stimuli.
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The P300 only peaks in the vicinity of 300 msec for very simple decisions. More generally, its latency appears to reflect the amount of time necessary to come to a decision about the stimulus. The harder the decision, the longer it takes for the P300 to appear. The leading theory, the context updating hypothesis (Donchin and Coles, 1988), is that it reflects an updating of expectancies about how probable events are in the current context. Because this updating cannot be conducted until the stimulus has been categorized, its latency is dependent on how long it took to come to the decision. One of its useful properties is that, unlike measure of physical responses like button pressing, the P300 appears to reflect only this stimulus evaluation time and not the time required to translate the decision into the physical response (such as which finger to use).
The P300 also has useful properties of being larger to rare stimuli, especially if they are targets. The amplitude of the P300 therefore gives information about how the person is categorizing the stimuli and how rare they are considered to be subjectively. The P300 is only seen when the person is actively keeping track of the stimulus so it also gives information about what they are paying attention to, which makes it useful for BCI applications. It also has proven to be quite sensitive to a wide variety of pathologies, usually being diminished in amplitude.
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5. Load the brush I have attached to this reply. I could have told you what the brush settings were, but it is easier to just attach the brush for you.
6. Then, select the brush tool and also click on the mask in the layers palette.
7. Start carefully painting the edge of the photo. This is a very large brush and you can scale it down if you need to depending on how much blending you want.
8. Carefully erase all of the edges using this brush and the mask.
9. After you get the edges blended away, you can click on your photo and change the blending mode if you want (or not). I like multiply and also overlay depending on the effect you want. Try out several of the blending modes to see what you like best.
With the pattern stamp tool:
1. Start with just your paper
2. Select the entire canvas
3. Go Edit->Define Pattern
4. Add your photo onto the layer above your paper next.
5. Add another blank layer above your photo for 3 layers total.
6. Select the pattern stamp tool.
7. In the options bar check "align", find the pattern you just saved of your paper in the drop down box and also load the brush I have attached to this message.
8. On the blank (top) layer above your photo, paint over the edges of your photo. The pattern stamp tool paints patterns, so it will paint your paper over your photo.
9. Once you have painted out the edges of our photo, you can click on your photo layer and change the blending mode to suit the paper you are using.
10. The thing I like about the pattern stamp method is that you can apply a texture to the pattern you painted on the top layer to make the blending even more interesting. A grain or canvas texture works great! You can also change the hue/saturation of the top layer too. There are so many possibilities!
Let me know if you get stuck with any of these instructions. :)
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Just read all the posts here. Thanks for everyone helping out as I too have been experimenting with blending and not getting the best results in the world. Now I have some tuts to go by and will see if I an do better.
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The Memovox Polaris, of which 1714 were made between 1965 and 1970, remains Jaeger-LeCoultre's best known diving watch. The project took shape in the wake of the 1959 Memovox Deep Sea. The Manufacture's new creation had an unusually large case for the time: 42 mm! One year after the launch of the first models, the Memovox Polaris was fitted with a new system to increase the volume of the alarm under water. A triple case back prevented the sound from being damped by the diver's rubber suit. It consisted of an inner case in bronze for the resonance of the alarm, a waterproof back and an outer back with 16 round openings. Manufactured in 1967, the Memovox Polaris watch to be sold by Artcurial, model E859, is among the first models fitted with the patented Compressor triple back. It also offers an inner bidirectional rotating flange, luminescent hour-markers and hands and a date aperture. Composed of 241 parts, the self-winding Jaeger-LeCoultre 825 calibre is equipped with a hammer rotor. Although perfected over the years, today's Jaeger-LeCoultre alarm watches still use a similar alarm system.
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For a US citizen traveling worldwide, what is the best major debit/ATM card (on the Visa or MasterCard networks) to take in terms of lowest fees for withdrawing international currency from ATMs? Withdrawing from foreign ATMs often results in a series of bank fees, currency conversion fees, and ATM fees, and I'm looking for the card with the best policies on these fees to save money during international travel.
I've been living in Europe now for about 5 years but still make the bulk of my income from the US (where I'm from). I have tried many US banks and all the debit cards you can imagine. Most promises of low transaction fees and hassle-free transactions are lies.
Here's what I've learned.
Bank of America (BofA)
I used BofA for all my ATM transactions for 2 years. They have an arrangement with the 8 biggest banks in the world (Global ATM Alliance) Barclays (UK), BNP (France), Deutsche Bank (Germany), etc.
If you use any one of their alliance ATMs they will in theory not charge an ATM fee. However, this is not always true. Some alliance members have ATMs in external zones, for example Deustche Bank has ATMs outside of Germany in both Poland and Czech Republic, etc. They will not charge you in Germany but you may face charges at these external ATMs. Loopholes not withstanding, finding these specific ATMs can be an adventure, one that more often than not ends in tears. BofA also charges high exchange rate fees.
Capital One
They used to have free transaction fees for foreign purchases (one of the few) but no longer, they now charge 1% which is still low, I believe the average is 2-3%. Never assume your card has low transactions or believe a word you read until you try it.
Looked great on paper, but wasn't. Do not use Citibank for travel outside the US. I tried using them thinking that, because Citibank has branches all over europe, it would be a good way to transfer money and use ATMs locally but it was not. It was worse then BofA, much much worse. AVOID.
Charles Schwab
This is the card I've been using for the last 3 years and it is awesome. I've never thought it possible to like a bank, but this one has never misled me, yet. Other cards may advertise ATM reimbursement, this one actually does it. The others either have limits, say limit 2 per month, schemes requiring you to pull over a certain amount, have $25,000 at all times, or some other ridiculous crap hidden in fine print that the accountants at Arthur Anderson would have admired.
This card has no weird restrictions, you simply use it. I didn't believe it when I signed up, but have had a perfect experience for 3 years. On the off chance they miss an ATM fee (it happens 1% of the time), you send them an email, they remove it.
Too good to be true? You would think so. Too good to last? Probably.
I currently use the Charles Schwab High Yield Checking card, which reimburses all ATM fees charged by other banks (even internationally). It's a little bit of a hassle to set up as it requires you to have a linked (but free) brokerage account with them as well. And it's just ATM fees, foreign transaction or currency conversion fees still apply, as far as I know.
Bank of Internet USA (not to be confused with Bank of America) offers a free checking account which comes with an ATM card with no withdrawal fees. They also refund other bank's fees up to some small amount. I used their card in several countries in East Asia and Europe with no major problems. The only downside is that they will start charging a 1% currency exchange fee starting September 2011 (currently this is zero as well).
Typically, major U.S. banks charge huge fees, some hidden (e.g. Chase ATMs charge $5 fixed + 1% fee + 3% hidden exchange fee, in addition to destination bank charges, of course).
Avoiding destination bank ATM fees (overt and hidden) is also significant. If you have a specific destination in mind, try researching specific ATMs with low or no fees for foreign transactions.
I do know that Capital One does not charge a foreign transaction fee on their credit cards. I think they are the only major issuer that does not charge a foreign transaction fee. An Etrade debit card charges 1%. I have not found a debit card that does not charge a foreign transaction fee.
Minimizing ATM fees means carrying more cash around. I tend to carry a lot of cash but some people might not feel comfortable doing this.
Consider a credit union. My CU charged no fees and used a favorable exchange rate when I traveled to France last year. Far better than the two banks my traveling companion wanted to use.


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The following is a list of known vehicles which can be driven, ridden on, or controlled in Grand Theft Auto V. Remember that GTA V is unreleased so the vehicle's names are just speculation and the vehicles themselves are beta and could be deleted prior to the game's release. Speculatory vehicles, for which not many details can be given, are not featured in the table.
Land Vehicles
Sports cars and Supercars
- A grand tourer, resembling a mix of 2012 Jaguar XKR (X150) Special Edition and 2012 Exagon Furtive eGT
- A grand tourer with design influences taken from the 2007 Nissan GT-R and Aston Martin V12 Zagato.
- A Sports Coupé that resembles both a Mercedes C63 AMG Coupe and CL 63 AMG.
- A supercar with a rear end appearing very similar to that of a Ferrari F40, possibly a Turismo.
- A Veyron inspired supercar.
Muscle Cars and Vintage
- A muscle car similar to a 1980's Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, possibly a Phoenix.
- An Unnamed Classic Car, similar to a 1930-40s American truck or a 1950s GAZ-69.
- A muscle car resembling a a mix-up between different generations of Ford Mustang.
- A classic sports car resembling a Lamborghini Miura.
- A lowrider that appears to be insipred by a 1965 and 1966 Buick Riviera.
- A modern muscle car, with similar appearance to a fifth generation Chevrolet Camaro.
Two-Doors and Hatchbacks
- Blista Compact
- A 2 door car similar to a Bentley Continental GT, possibly a shooting brake version of a Cognoscenti.
- A car resembling a Fiat 500, possibly the Fat.
- A 3-door car hatchback resembling an Alfa Romeo MiTo and Alfa Romeo 137. Possibly the Robin; a beta car from The Ballad of Gay Tony.
- A Maibatsu Sports Coupé, influenced by the 2010 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT and 2011 Audi TT.
- A coupé that resembles an Audi A5.
Four-Door Sedans/Saloons and Station Wagons
- A vehicle resembling the Schafter from The Ballad of Gay Tony.
- A car resembling a Nissan Cube. This may be the second car made by Annis in the whole GTA series.
- A car resembling BMW Series 5.
- A car that bears resemblance to a first generation VW CC.
- A sports saloon/ sedan resembling a Mercedes CL 63 AMG and C63 AMG coupe.
- The unofficially named 7F, a car which resembles a number of cars, but mostly the C6 Audi A6.
- A BMW E65 and F01 7 series-based luxury sedan.
SUVs/Crossovers, Pick-ups and Vans
- A pickup truck resembling a 2003-2008 Ford F-150, also looking a bit like the 2006 Dodge Ram 1500. Which could be a new Vapid vehicle.
- An SUV resembling an Infiniti FX.
- A large pick-up truck with front and sides resembling a 1969 Kaiser M715. The headlights and rear resembling a Land Rover Wolf, probably made by Mammoth.
- An SUV that resembles a Land Rover Defender 110 and second generation Mercedes G-Class.
- A pickup truck manufactured by the brand Karin, resembling a 4th generation Toyota Hilux. Shares resemblance with the Bobcat.
- A mid-sized SUV that highly resembles a WK2 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
- A CUV that resembles the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque and 2014 Range Rover Sport.
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- A police car and 3 taxis resembling a Chevrolet Caprice with rear of a Ford Crown Victoria. It would presumably be a Declasse vehicle due to Vapid Police Cruisers being present.
- A sheriff's cruiser, being of the same make and model of the standard police cruiser.
- A Police Van. Possibly a Police Moonbeam.
- A long wheelbase police SUV, with a white and green paint job.
Public Service
- Bus with white/ yellow and red paintjobs
Motorcycles/ bicycles
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- Carbon Sportbike - a new motorcycle that appears to have a CFRP body.
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A screenshot from a preview posted on 11/12/12 shows a locomotive, resembling a GP40, going accross a bridge pulling two boxcars and a tanker. This could possibly be a Freight. Freight trains have two types of car : a tank car and a stack car (which can be empty or with a intermodal container).Trevor is seen in the second trailer jumping off a train before it collides with an oncoming train on the same bridge. Also in the trailer, freight trains are seen driving on the tracks by the Los Santos River and through residental areas.
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- A fighter jet resembling an AV-8 Harrier II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F/A-18 Hornet, and F-35 Lightning II, probably a Hydra or even a Fighter.
- A second jet, different to that already mentioned.
Vehicles marked with a star "*", have been altered since their last appearance in the HD era.
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|Two-door coupes/ Hatchbacks
|Four-Door Sedans/ Saloons and Estates/ Station Wagons
|Muscle Cars and Vintage
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|SUVs/ Crossovers, Pick-up trucks and Vans
|Public Service
|Commercial/ Industrial
|Aquatic/ Sub-aquatic
|Novelty/ Racing Cars
- In the trailer convertibles are shown retracting their soft top covers.
- Semi-trailers are shown towing tractor trailers for the first time since GTA San Andreas. One of the semi-trailers appears to be a Flatbed.
- License plates vary from vehicle to vehicle, some examples are 72MYS362, 88YZG127, 72TZJ286, 04EAY868, and JAX1079W. This feature was first seen in San Andreas.
- Trains are back and possibly drivable as in the second trailer we see one of the protagonists crashing a train into another.
- Electrified railroad tracks could be seen next to the highway and under the bridge. There might be public transport representing the Los Angeles Metro Rail. (You can see the overhead catenary lines)
- At the end of the first trailer for GTA V there is a Blimp off in the distance. This vehicle will most likely be in GTA V, but whether this will be pilotable or not is unknown.


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Dragon pox is a potentially fatal contagious disease that occurs in wizards and witches. Its symptoms are presumably similar to Muggle illnesses like smallpox and chicken pox. However, in addition to leaving the victim's skin pockmarked, dragon pox causes a lasting greenish tinge.[1] Simpler cases present with a green-and-purple rash between the toes and sparks coming out of the nostrils when the patient sneezes.[2]
The first person known to have died from dragon pox was Chauncey Oldridge in 1379.[3] Two centuries earlier, in the 1100s, Gunhilda Kneen was recorded as only having to forgo playing Chaser in a Quidditch match when she came down with a "touch" of the sickness.[4]
Gunhilda of Gorsemoor developed a cure for dragon pox,[5] but the disease has not been completely eradicated, as is evidenced by the fact that it is still treated by the Magical Bugs ward at St Mungo's.[6] Potentially to address this, Albus Dumbledore possibly worked on his own version of the cure around 1991.[7] Elphias Doge got dragon pox shortly before he started at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in September 1892.[1]
Elderly patients are apparently more susceptible to dragon pox than younger ones. Abraxas Malfoy died of it as recently as the second half of the 20th century.[8]
Known sufferers
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
- Quidditch Through the Ages
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Ch 2
- ↑ Daily Prophet Newsletters
- ↑ Famous Wizard Card (Chauncey Oldridge)
- ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages
- ↑ Famous Wizard Card (Gunhilda of Gorsemoor)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Ch 22
- ↑ Pottermore
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Ch 9


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