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Oxidative stress (OS) contributes to the cascade leading to the dysfunction or death of dopaminergic neurons during Parkinson's disease (PD). A strategy to prevent the OS of dopaminergic neurons may be the use of phytochemicals as inducers of endogenous antioxidants and phase 2 enzymes. In this study, we demonstrated that treatment of the dopaminergic-like neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cell line with isothiocyanate erucin (ER), a compound of cruciferous vegetables, resulted in significant increases of both total glutathione (GSH) levels and total antioxidant capacity at the cytosolic level. The increase of GSH levels was associated with an increase in the resistance of SH-SY5Y cells to neuronal death, in terms of apoptosis, induced by 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA). The pretreatment of SH-SY5Y cells with ER was also shown to prevent the redox status impairment, in terms of intracellular ROS and O2•− formation, and loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, early events that are initiators of the apoptotic process, induced by 6-OHDA. Last, the antiapoptotic and antioxidant effects of ER were abolished by buthionine sulfoximine, supporting the main role of GSH in the neuroprotective effects recorded by ER. These results suggest that ER may prevent the oxidative damage induced by 6-OHDA.
The production and elimination of reactive oxygen species (ROS)—called oxidative stress (OS)—contributes to the cascade leading to the dysfunction or death of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra (SN) during Parkinson's disease (PD) [
Among antioxidant endogenous molecules and enzymes, glutathione (GSH) provides the major line of defense for the protection of cells from oxidative and other forms of toxic stress [
Among phytochemicals, isothiocyanates (ITCs), derived from the glucosinolate hydrolysis found in abundance in cruciferous vegetables, have recently gained attention as potential neuroprotective compounds that induce antioxidant phase 2 enzymes and molecules through transcription factor Nrf2–dependent antioxidant response element activation [
In this study, we evaluated the ability of ER to improve total GSH levels and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) of a dopaminergic-like neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cell line. In similar experimental conditions, we also assessed the neuroprotective effects of ER against 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-induced oxidative damage in terms of impairment in intracellular redox state, loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and cellular death. Similar to DA, 6-OHDA is an oxidant compound that mimics the oxidative stress and dopaminergic damage underlying PD via the same ROS, such as H2O2, O2•− and OH− [
Preliminary experiments showed that the treatment of SH-SY5Y cells with ER concentrations up to 5 μmol/L for 24 h did not affect intracellular redox state, MMP, cell growth and viability (data not shown). We first determined the ability of ER (1.25–5 μmol/L) to increase the total GSH levels in SH-SY5Y cells. Treatment of SH-SY5Y cells with 2.5 and 5 μmol/L of ER for 24 h resulted in significant increases (~35% and ~45%, respectively) in cellular GSH content (
Taken together, these results show for the first time the ability of ER to induce GSH in SH-SY5Y cells. A similar induction of GSH together with other phase 2 enzymes, such as GST and QR, by ER was observed in human and rat non-neuronal tissues [
To ascertain whether the increases of the total GSH level and TAC recorded in SH-SY5Y cells could really translate into neuroprotective effects, we subsequently evaluated the ability of the SH-SY5Y cells under identical experimental conditions to prevent the increase of neuronal death, in terms of apoptosis, induced by 6-OHDA. As reported in
These findings suggest that total GSH could play an important contribution to the neuroprotective effects of ER in SH-SY5Y cells. However, it is relevant to point out that at concentrations <2.5 μM ER can contribute to attenuate the apoptosis elicited by 6-OHDA in absence of significant increase of GSH level. It is pertinent to emphasize that antiapoptotic effects of ER could also be ascribed its ability to active subsidiary neuronal survival mechanisms. Recent studies indicate that PI3K/Akt and MEK/ERK signalling pathways are important intracellular mediators in ER-induced phase II enzymes in intestinal epithelial Caco-2 cells [
To clarify the antioxidant and protective mechanisms underlying the antiapoptotic effects of ER, we also evaluated its ability to prevent the redox status impairment, in terms of MMP loss, and intracellular ROS and O2•− formation, early events that are initiators of the apoptotic process, induced by 6-OHDA. As reported in
Among our findings, it emerged that elevation of GSH in SH-SY5Y cells after treatment with ER could be a determinant to prevent the early redox status impairment and loss of MMP responsible for apoptosis. It is noted that ROS generated by dopamine or through its 6-OHDA metabolite are able to induce oxidative damage to the mitochondria, which is a critical intracellular target for the pathogenesis of PD [
ER was obtained from LKT Laboratories (St. Paul, MN, USA) and dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) to a stock solution of 5 mmol/L. For experiments, this stock was then diluted with Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM). The concentration of DMSO in all controls and treatments did not exceed 0.1% (
SH-SY5Y cell line was routinely grown at 37 °C in a humidified incubator with 5% CO2 in DMEM supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS), 2 mmol/L glutamine, 50 U/mL penicillin and 50 μg/mL streptomycin. To evaluate GSH levels and neuronal death, in terms of apoptosis, the SH-SY5Y cells were seeded in cultures dishes (size 100 mm) at 4 × 106 and 1.5 × 106 cells/dish, respectively. To assess intracellular ROS and O2•− formation, and mitochondrial membrane potential, the SH-SY5Y cells were cultured in BD Falcon™ 8–well Culture slides (surface area 0.7 cm2/well) at 1 × 104 cells/well. All experiments were performed after 24 h of incubation at 37 °C in 5% CO2.
To determine the ability of ER to modulate the GSH levels, SH-SY5Y cells were incubated for 24 h, with ER in a concentration range of 1.25–5 μmol/L at 37 °C in 5% CO2. To estimate the neuroprotective effects of ER, the SH-SY5Y cells incubated with ER as reported above were then treated with 6-OHDA (200 μmol/L) for 2 h. At the end of incubation, the MMP, intracellular ROS and O2•− formation were determined, while after a further 15 h of incubation without 6-OHDA, the apoptosis was determined.
Cellular GSH levels were determined by the glutathione reductase-coupled DTNB assay in 96-well plates. Briefly, SH-SY5Y cells were washed with cold phosphate buffered saline (PBS). Cells were subsequently scraped and collected in 1 mL of PBS and centrifuged for 10 min at 7000
TAC, a marker of cellular antioxidant status, was measured on the cytosolic and membrane enriched fractions of SH-SY5Y cells as we previously reported [
TAC in cell fractions was then determined by the decoloration of ABTS•+, in terms of quenching of absorbance at 740 nm. Values obtained for each cellular fraction sample were compared with the concentration-response curve of a standard Trolox solution, and expressed as micromolar of TE Antioxidant Activity per mg of protein.
Apoptosis in terms of membrane phosphatidylserine exposure was evaluated using the Annexin-V-FLUOS Staining Kit, according to the manufacturer's instructions. Briefly, SH-SY5Y cells were scraped, suspended at 2.5 × 105/mL, and washed with PBS. The cells were incubated with 100 μL of Annexin-V-FLUOS labeling solution at room temperature in the dark for 15 min. To determine the percentage of stained cells, four randomLy selected areas with 50–100 cells in each were examined under a fluorescence microscope (Zeiss Axio Imager M1, Oberkochen, Germany) at λexcitation = 488 nm and λemission = 518 nm. The values are expressed as percentage of apoptotic cells and calculated by the formula:
MMP was determined using the fluorescent probe, Rh-123 (λexcitation = 485 nm, λemission = 535 nm). Briefly, SH-SY5Y cells were washed and incubated with Rh-123 (5 μmol/L) for 30 min in the dark. After removal of the probe and further washing with PBS, MMP was measured under a fluorescence microscope (Zeiss Axio Imager M1). Fluorescence images were captured with an AxioVision image recording system computer. Four randomly selected areas with 50–100 cells in each were analyzed and the values obtained are expressed as densitometry/cell.
ROS and O2•− formation was determined using the fluorescent probe, DCFH-DA (λexcitation = 485 nm, (λemission = 535 nm) and DHE ((λexcitation = 380 nm, (λemission = 445 nm), respectively. Briefly, SH-SY5Y cells were washed and incubated with DCFH-DA (5 μmol/L) or DHE (10 μmol/L) for 30 min in the dark. After removal of the probe, cells were washed with PBS and incubated with DMEM serum free for 1 h at 37 °C. Intracellular ROS and O2•− formation was measured under a fluorescence microscope (Zeiss Axio Imager M1). Fluorescence images were captured with an AxioVision image recording system computer. Four randomly selected areas with 50–100 cells in each were analyzed and the values obtained are expressed as densitometry/cell.
Data are reported as mean ± SEM of at least 3 independent experiments. Statistical analysis was performed using one-way ANOVA with Dunnett or Bonferroni
ER shows an interesting profile of antioxidant and neuroprotective effects similar to those observed with related ITC SF. These findings suggest that the neuroprotective effects of SF recorded in various neurodegeneration animal models could also be ascribed to its metabolic conversion to ER [
This work was supported by FIRB-Accordi di programma 2011 (project: RBAP11HSZS) and Fondazione del Monte di Bologna e Ravenna (project 2012).
Isothiocyanate erucin (ER) enhances the total glutathione (GSH) level and the total antioxidant capacity (TAC) of SH-SY5Y cells. (
ER prevents 6-OHDA-induced apoptosis in SH-SY5Y cells. SH-SY5Y cells were incubated with various concentrations of ER for 24 h and then treated with 6-OHDA (200 μmol/L) for 2 h at 37 °C. After a further 15 h of incubation in medium without 6-OHDA, the apoptotic cells were determined by Annexin V staining and fluorescence microscopy as described in the Experimental Section. The values are expressed as a percentage of total number of apoptotic cells and shown as mean ± SEM of three/four independent experiments.
ER prevents the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) induced by 6-OHDA in SH-SY5Y cells. (
ER counteracts 6-OHDA-induced intracellular ROS formation in SH-SY5Y cells. (
ER counteracts 6-OHDA-induced intracellular O2•− formation in SH-SY5Y cells. (


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For me, the spirit of Christmas is a cozy home: soup simmering on the stove, cut out cookies in the oven, a crackling fire in the fireplace, and our family together again. My favorite part of Christmas is decorating our home. I love reminiscing as I go through years of decorations we've collected. I become transported as I unwrap each decoration, from the colorful ornaments my children made when they were small, to the big boughs and wreaths my dear friend Glorynn crafted when we first rebuilt our home, to gorgeous glass Waterford tree globes Robbie and I collected when we lived in New York City, to the ornaments friends gifted me while we were still in college. Each decoration fills my heart with warm, wonderful memories.
A few days after Thanksgiving, when all the turkey leftovers are gone and I regret eating that extra piece of pumpkin pie, I take down the Thanksgiving decorations, put them away, and lug out the large green and red bins filled with Christmas decorations. First, I place a wreath on our red front door. Then, I grab my clippers, head outside, and cut tree branches to go into the white stone pot on the porch where the red geraniums grew throughout the summer.
This year, for the first time, I chose a more rustic wreath for our front door. This one, made by a friend, is decorated with dried berries and strips of burlap wrapped around a wire frame.
Here's the geranium pot I fill with branches, pine cones, berries, a ribbon, and some Christmas potpourri. The potpourri at the entrance gives off a lovely scent for guests both coming and going.
Next, I go inside and decorate the mantle and windows. Personalized needlepoint stockings are hung waiting to be filled. I group red and green candles, an old fashioned wooden nutcracker, a santa, fragrant pinecones, and branches from the yard to complete the fireplace and mantle.
For the cocktail table centerpiece in the living room, I fill a large clear vase with inexpensive Christmas ornaments from Target. I love these glamorous red pillows from Pier 1 Imports!
Ta da! Last but not least, the tree. Robbie spent over three hours hanging over 1,500 LED lights, then I hung each memory-filled decoration, and we finished with a red and gold Florentine angel carefully placed on top. In our family tradition, we start placing gifts under the tree as they are wrapped or received through the post, and of course, we wait for Santa's arrival for our abundant tree to be complete.
What's your favorite decoration? And, what holiday tradition does your family share?
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from our home to yours!

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No self-respecting DVD recorder dares show up at our testing rooms these days without a big hard-drive, and Samsung's latest contender doesn't disappoint. The DVD-SH855M packs 250GB storage, as well as a digital tuner and an HDMI out.
But the spec sheet isn't flawless. The big miss is that, unlike Tosh's similarly-priced RD-97DT, it doesn't upscale to 1080p. So can it overcome this slight oversight with a mix of good performance and other treats?
Sockets galore
It's certainly generous in the sockets department. As well as that HDMI out, there's a USB 2.0 input allowing access to pictures and music – you can also play MP3 CDs as well as DivX content – and a Firewire connection.
That hard-drive is enough for a whopping 400 hours of recording time, but if you fill it up the DVD-SH855M will also burn to DVD-RAM and DVD-R/-RW. It won't record to DVD+R/RW disks, though it will play them back – hardly a deal-breaker.
It's a classy looker too, although the remote is cluttered and bizarrely laid out. On-screen menus, however, are clear and easy to follow, and the EPG is similarly swish.
Solid DVD playback
As a DVD player it does a perfectly good job, delivering crisp images with bright colours over HDMI. But that lack of full 1080p upscaling means owners of giant tellies might want to look elsewhere.
Using the single built-in digital tuner it delivers decent detail levels, natural colours and, the odd hint of noise apart, a stable picture. There's some softness to the edges and blacks can be murky, but it's none too shabby.
Quality control
When recording to hard-drive from Freeview, the Samsung automatically chooses the quality level depending on how much space is left on the disk. This sounds a little annoying, but in reality you've got so much memory to play with that it's nearly always going to select the highest-quality mode – which is faithful, losing little detail and remaining stable and clean.
Specification and price-wise, this is a highly competitive machine. Toshiba's new RD-97DT gives you 1080p for similar money, as does the Panasonic DMR-EX77 (with a smaller hard-disk), but if you've got less than 50in of TV real estate to play with this is a very capable recorder.


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Chevrolet Repair Questions? Ask a Chevy Mechanic for Answers ASAP
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The location is in this diagram. As far as checking the oil pressure, you will need a test kit with a hose, gauge and adapter and maybe extra fittings for that application. I would try replacing the sensor first.
From inside will be nessasary. You will need a special socket that you can get from the parts store. They might even loan you one. And a little teflon tape and that is it. This is what it looks like.
you still did not provide me a part number or an accurate description of what the specvial socket looks like. I am not going to give you a negative feedback but I also would like complete information....I paiud the top end price for detailed info on what it is that I need and how do I do it.
Also, how would I have measured the pressure without having that special socket??? You should have included that in the first email along with the part numbers and an accurate description of the socket. If you cannot assist me then please pass it on to someone who can; I am running out of time.
The parts store will direct you to the correct socket and you will have the new one in hand to confirm it is correct. It is just a simple sensor socket.
I mentioned that in the former response.
Sorry if I provided the info in a poor format.
I promise if you just give me the part number for the sensor I will accept and we'll be done. Again, it is a Workhorse Votec 8.1L gasoline engine.
I'm sorry I left that out, the Duralast part number is PS631
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Invensys reorganizes into three divisions; plans to sell other businesses
London, U.K. - Invensys plc announced Feb. 19 that it will try to speed up it recovery by reorganizing into two core divisions, maintaining its development division, and by selling many of its other businesses.
London, U.K. - Invensys plc announced Feb. 19 that it will try to speed up it recovery by reorganizing into two core divisions, maintaining its development division, and by selling many of its other businesses.
The two core divisions will be Production Management and Energy Management, which have combined sales of 4 billion pounds. The Development Division has sales of 0.7 billion pounds. This reorganization is expected to help Invensys sell its Industrial Components and Systems businesses, which have sales of 2.3 billion pounds, in order to reduce its overall debt.
"After a rigorous examination of our businesses and opportunities, we now have a clear understanding of today's smarter customers, tougher competitors and the risks and rewards before us," says Rick Haythornthwaite, Invensys' ceo. "We were determined to challenge and fundamentally change our existing shape. What we have carved out is a more compact group capable of both rapid rebound and sustainable long-term growth. This route delivers a substantial premium on value creation over all other options we examined."
Invensys reported that its November 2001 strategy review showed a good core of brands, products and people on which to build, backed by a large installed customer base. "In certain sectors, these customers place a particularly high value on our deep understanding of their needs and our ability to apply our technology to deliver innovative solutions. At the same time, they cite poor execution as the main barrier to our becoming the partner they seek," states the company. "And, while our businesses are mostly sound, our spread and complexity as a group has hindered our transfer of knowledge and best practices, resulting in underperformance relative to our global peers." Invensys adds that its review demonstrated that it possesses the industry knowledge, installed customer base and technology to build a commanding position in two specific areas: production management and energy management.
The new Production Management Division will include Foxboro, Wonderware, Triconex, APV, Eurotherm and Baan. Together, these businesses have total sales of 1.6 billion pounds. They will provide production technologies and services to customers in the oil, gas and chemicals; power generation; food, beverage and personal healthcare; and discrete and hybrid manufacturing sectors.
The new Energy Management Division will combine Invensys' Energy Solutions, Metering Systems, Appliance and Climate Controls and Power Systems businesses. They have total sales of 2.4 billion pounds. This division will serve markets related to power and energy infrastructures, as well as industrial, commercial and residential buildings.
The Development Division's businesses will continue to include Rail Systems, Wind Power (Hansen) and Power Components. Invensys reports that, 'Each of these faces significant milestones in the near future, which will clarify their ability to add value to the core group over time.'
Businesses expected to be sold as part of the Industrial Components and Systems Division include Rexnord, Flow Control, Fasco Motors, Sensor Systems, Drive Systems, BAE Automated Systems, Energy Storage and CompAir. Invensys adds that, while these are good businesses, they fall outside the scope of the overall firm's new strategy, and they also operate in consolidating markets. Invensys says they will be managed separately 'through to disposal' to ensure that shareholder value is protected.
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Catholicism is the way
Maris Sanner's April 30 letter "Catholic catechism" was a distorted attack on Catholic beliefs.
Catholics did not change the Ten Commandments. There are simply two different ways of counting them, both of which are ancient and equally valid. The numbering that Western Catholics adhere to originated with St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430). The fine print of the catechism acknowledges the acceptability of the Protestant and Eastern Orthodox numbering.
Catholics do use images in prayer and worship. So did the ancient Israelites, who carved images of angels near the mercy seat in the temple and erected a brass serpent in the desert to heal the rebellious mob of their snakebites. They did this at God's command. They were not idolatrous and neither is Catholic worship.
Modern Scripture scholars agree that Peter, not Jesus, is the rock Christ refers to in Matthew 16:18. They differ on what this implies for the modern church, but none take Ms. Sanner's position.
Mary, the mother of God, is "blessed," according to Luke 1:46. She is not an idol or a threat. She leads us to Jesus.
And the pope is not a dictator or an enemy. He is the apostolic successor of Peter, the bishop of Rome, the humble "servant of the servants of God."
If one trusts in biblical inerrancy, one must trust the Catholic Church and pope. They have determined and approved the validity of Scripture, the canon of the Bible at the Council of Carthage (A.D. 397). The Catholic Church is the "pillar and bulwark of truth" (Timothy 3:15) and long precedes Sanner's Bible.
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Ethnography and the Historical Imagination
Avalon Publishing, Jul 20, 1992 - Social Science - 337 pages
Over the years John and Jean Comaroff have broadened the study of culture and society with their reflections on power and meaning. In their work on Africa and colonialism they have explored some of the fundamental questions of social science, delving into the nature of history and human agency, culture and consciousness, ritual and representation. How are human differences, constructed and institutionalized, transformed and (sometimes) effaced, empowered and (sometimes) resisted? How do local cultures articulate with global forms? How is the power of some people over others built, sustained, eroded, and negated? How does the social imagination take shape in novel yet collectively meaningful ways? Addressing' these questions, the essays in this volume--several never before published--work towards an "imaginative sociology, " demonstrating the techniques by which social science may capture the contexts that human beings construct and inhabit. In the introduction, the authors offer their most complete statement to date on the nature of historical anthropology. Standing apart from the traditional disciplines of social history and modernist social science, their work is dedicated to discovering how human worlds are made, and signified, forgotten and remade.
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There are only a few; also check the rules for my Middle-earth campaign for more.
by Bryan J. Maloney (email@example.com)
Your character (presumably from an Unaging race) is Very Old. That means that he or she has seen and done just about everything. To simulate the incredible bank of experience built up, take the Racial Memory advantage (see p. CI42).
GMs may permit cheaper versions of this advantage with concomitant penalties to the IQ roll, to reflect a younger character.
Note that knowledge is not identical to skill. The character still has to have some skills that are actively maintained during the last few years. These have points devoted to the individual skill. A Very Old character may have been a great swordmaster during the Age of Brilliant Heroes, but if that was 700 years ago, and he hasnt picked up a weapon since, he may have quite a bit of theoretical memories regarding swordsmanship, but his muscles and reflexes are likely to have forgotten everything, giving him no better than default in actually handling the darn thing.[Back to the top]
A well-rounded character is one who has a lot of interests outside his "work". The advantage effectively buys five points' worth of skills, but the player does not have to specify what those skills are during character generation. When spending XP, the player may also allocate some of these points -- so, if he thinks it might be interesting, he can say "I used to practice juggling when I was at school" and spend one point on Juggling. Once the points are spent, they can't be regained.
The advantage over just keeping 10 character points spare for skills is that you don't have to study when you want to pick up a skill -- it's assumed that you already learned these skills, they just haven't been specified yet. This advantage offers one way for players to flesh out their characters as the game proceeds and they have a clearer idea of the background.
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The character with this Disadvantage is, of course, pregnant. Unlike most Disadvantages, this one becomes more disabling (and worth more points) over time. For simplicity's sake, it has been divided into three sections. (Note that these are somewhat extreme, and represent the later portions of each trimester.)
After the child is born, it may be taken as a Dependent (see below). This can replace any changes made in the character using the points from this Disadvantage. If the child is not taken as a Dependent, the player should (at the GM's option) pay for anything replaced by Pregnancy.
If a character begins with a second or third trimester Pregnancy, it is handled as a normal Disadvantage. Players should be careful about taking this Disadvantage if they don't think they can pay it off![Back to the top]
Actually, this one is just an extreme version of the Dependent disadvantage as described on page B38: built with zero or fewer points, loved one and appears almost all the time all add up to -96, and I added a -4 both to round it up and to make it for the constant fuss you have with a baby.
Note that you don't have to take the disadvantage automatically if your character ends up with a child unexpectingly, even if she is the child's mother: there is a long history of mothers who left their kids lying around or gave them to someone to care over it. However, if you wish to raise the child yourself, you must keep it with you; otherwise it won't recognize you as its parent later.
An infant requires constant care -- including breast feeding, washing, changing nappies etc. -- until the age of three; after that the cost of the disadvantage can be recalculated if the child is given to someone to care about it, although you still have to visit it regularly if you wish to count on the child later in your life. (It's all to the GM, but it would be realistic if you couldn't get the child to be your Ally when it grows up if you didn't pay your visits when it was needed; of course your characters might not know that when it counts.)
At the age of ten you can create a child as a character (although you could do it earlier, I don't recommend it: there are still too many personality traits yet to be shaped out). I suggest to do it with (5 times the child' age) points, and then recalculate its cost as a dependent accordingly.
When you lower the point cost of the disadvantage for any reason, the difference must be either paid for, or substituted with another disadvantage. Good candidates for the replacement -- which you can combine as desired -- are the following:
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Reverse of the Early Maturation advantage (p. A12, CI53), Late Maturation doubles (more or less) the age at which a member of the race is considered an adult (age 18 for humans). That age can't be higher than the age when the aging rolls (p. B83) begin, although it can be equal.
If a character with Late Maturation takes also the Youth disadvantage (p. B29), his current age is 10% -- per level of Youth -- lower than the maturation age. Limit of number of levels that can be taken for Youth (three for humans) is determined by the GM, and depends on the actual age when a member of the race reaches the race's average attribute values.
The perfect example for this disadvantage are the Hobbits from The Lord of the Rings, which have indeed inspired me to design it. They are considered adult at the age of 33, so they would have one level of Late Maturation. They probably reach their adult stat values at age of about twenty, so they could take up to four levels of Youth disadvantage, each worth three years.
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By Thomas Barnes, who said: One of the AD&D character books had a marvelous disadvantage that is perfect for GURPS, so I converted it.
No matter what you do, you always seem to be in the center of controversies you know nothing about. This makes your life very interesting.
When a thief needs to stash the loot from the diamond heist he hides it in your garage. The lady you stop to ask directions from is accompanied by a jealous bodybuilder boyfriend who automatically assumes that you were trying to seduce her. The Mafioso the FBI has been tracking looks just like you. Your appartment is right next to the CIA safehouse and you accidently get all their mail. The Illuminati want to talk to you. Your phones are tapped and the guy behind you at the supermarket wears dark sunglasses and talks into his lapel pin.
Unlike the Unluckiness disadvantage, these problems are not immediately harmful and could even work out to the character's advantage, but they will always make the character's life interesting, if not dangerous.
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You suffer from asthma attacks. Attacks can be brought on by two things: Fatigue loss and stress. Anytime you lose fatigue (even from magic or psi), you must make a HT roll or suffer an attack. Anytime you are in a stressful situation (GM's ruling), you must make a Will roll or suffer an attack.
During an attack, any fatigue loss you suffer is doubled (including the fatigue that brought on the attack, if any). You will wheeze and have a hard time speaking in complete sentences. You cannot cast spells that require verbal components, and you are at -3 to DX and IQ, as all your concentration is needed just to breathe.
Once an attack has started, roll vs. HT every minute. On a critical success, or three consecutive successes, you recover. A failure costs you one fatigue. On a critical failure you take 1d of fatigue and begin rolling every 10 seconds. If your ST reaches zero you will pass out and begin suffocating. You will die in four minutes unless you receive first aid.
You can never learn the Breath Control skill!
At TL7+, medication can prevent attacks. This reduces the point value of this disadvantage to -15 points. An inhaler (medsensor at TL9+) must be used to administer the medication as soon as the attack occurs, or up to 30 seconds in advance of an attack (e.g., if you are about to lift something heavy and know that it will fatigue you). The medication adds a bonus equal to its TL to the subsequent HT checks, but will not restore any fatigue already lost.
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You can't remember shit. This is not the same thing as Absent-Minded; you can concentrate on boring tasks and generally remember to do the minor day-to-day things that need doing, but you can never quite remember important facts when you have to. You can never take notes unless your character is physically taking notes in the game (in which case he should keep them on him, or he may forget where he put them). Anytime you need to remember a fact, roll versus IQ. If you learned the fact less than an hour ago, it's a straight IQ roll. Less than a day is at -2, less than three days is -4, less than a week is -6, and less than a month is -10! Anything you learned over a month ago will only be remembered on a critical success.
Remember that this is only a -10 points disadvantage; don't get too silly with it. If you get a new job, a roll will be needed to remember the address of the place (unless you have it written down), but you do not need to roll to remember than you got a job! This affects the details, not the overall stuff.
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Note: This disadvantage was originally posted to alt.rec.frp.gurps; I have edited Andy's excellent reply to make it clearer and more in line with GURPS terms. -- Incanus
At TL5 (medical) and later, type 1 diabetes becomes a disadvantage: you have a Dependency to insulin (a common drug), which you must take daily or lose 1 HT per hour after missing a daily dose. You also have HT-1 versus contagion, as described above. -20 points.
Type 2 diabetes at TL5+ becomes only a Dependency disadvantage, where you must take insulin daily. However, if you miss your dose you don't lose HT; instead, you receive a -1 penalty to HT versus contagion, as above.
By TL8 both types should be curable.
Similar to Sense of Duty -- but focusing on a single entity (person, organization, idea etc.) instead of a group -- or Fanatisicm -- only less severe -- this disadvantage shows how much a character is loyal to someone or something. It is similar to the Loyalty check for Hirelings (see sidebar p. B195), but it should be roleplayed whenever possible. However, if the player for some reason can't decide on his character's actions, he should roll vs. the appropriate Loyalty number, as if the character was a Hireling.
There are two levels of this disadvantage:
Loyalty means that the character will listen to the orders of the person or the organization he is loyal to, unless these involve dangerous and -- especially if he also has Honesty -- illegal situations. At this level, the character's Loyalty number is 10.
Strong Loyalty is somewhat more binding, forcing the character to follow his ideals or leader even in some dangerous situations, although not those which involve almost certain injuries and possible death. It can be considered a weaker version of Fanaticism, and the character rolls at 15.
Stronger loyalty is so binding that the character will refuse almost no order or course of action, even having his own initiative to promote his ideals or to serve his leader -- since this could be considered a Loyalty of 20 and more, which according to p. B195 doesn't even have to be rolled, it is covered by the Fanaticism disadvantage.
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A nuisance is someone who makes the character's life difficult in minor ways, but can occasionally be helpful.
This is a subclass of the "Enemy" disadvantage -- figure the cost of the Nuisance character normally (including modifiers for frequency of appearance), then halve the cost.
When the dice or the GM decide that the Nuisance appears in the adventure, (s)he shows up to cause minor problems for the PC. In a modern-day game, the Nuisance may have borrowed some equipment that the PC needs for the adventure, or visits the PC at an awkward time. A Nuisance in a Supers game may need to be rescued by the PC hero.
However, if the roll for the Nuisance character to appear is a natural 18, then the Nuisance actually provides some sort of minor benefit to the PC. In a modern-day game, the character may be able to act as a reliable Contact for one question the PC has, or can loan the PC a piece of needed equipment for the duration of the play session. In a Supers game, the character may be able to rescue the PC hero.
Fictional examples:
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If you have lungs, gills are a 10 point advantage; if you have gills, lungs are a 10 point advantage. Therefore this disadvantage.
You have no breathing apparatus at all. Beginning at birth you will lose 1 Fatigue per turn. When you reach ST 0 you fall unconscious and will die in four minutes. You can never learn Breath Control (or much of anything else for that matter). This is incompitable and downright ridiculous with Age or Doesn't Breathe (it's only downright ridiculous without it).
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The Galapagos Better Be Worth It
02.08.2013 - 02.08.2013
Every night there is some Ecuadorian equivalent of bad karaoke going on in the hotel or right outside of it. Drunk-sounding men. Not so loud that you would ever dream of complaining but with that rising-in-volume quality that lifts you right out of a nascent slumber. Sometimes it sounds like a prolonged and musical shout of goooooool, but I don't think that's it.
I never did go to sleep early last night. Stayed up until 3 am writing emails to arrange our Galapagos cruise. Then stayed up a bit longer wondering and worrying. Now Chris is sick. He curls his hot skinny body in such a way that it takes up 2/3 of the bed. We thought we'd chat before going to sleep, but he's out already, breath pushed out in sharp exhalations. I'm worn out, too. I suppose we won't rest easy until we're on that damn boat.


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2nd cruise in 4 months...wasn't disappointed: Carnival Glory Cruise Review by cooltch
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2nd cruise in 4 months...wasn't disappointed
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Port Canaveral (Orlando)
Honestly, we had BETTER dining staff this time...in the Golden dining room...with Marco (bar staff), Agung (Waiter) and Risaine (waitress). They were superb!. Our cabins on the Lido deck...side by side balcony cabins...we had the steward open up the balcony divider for us... and we had a grand time!
All over the staff greeted us by name. Honestly... it WAS more crowded this trip. And my complaints would be more with the other guests...and their children... we had an 8 year old with us...who was relatively More well mannered. My husband and I are both in education...and I we deal with kiddos most of the year... well... there were some pretty rude kids on the ship (as were their parents). On spring break (where I expected some rowdiness)...not so much.
But...as for Carnival...we were very pleased. Our daughter took part in Camp Carnival a couple of the days and LOVED it. We were very pleased with the staff, the activities and the security (that's the overprotective parents and educators in us :).
The ship was very clean. Yes..it's going into dry dock in January... and that will do her well. But...you know the ship looks great.
The ports were fine. We LOVE St. Maartan. Take the snorkeling tour on the Golden Eagle...it was great.
St. Thomas...we weren't with it...and waited too long to book a trip...and ended up with the all inclusive island tour. It got us to Maegan's Bay (we wanted a beach)...but we had to stop at A LOT of road side stands (I think buddies of the tour guide). Maegan's Bay IS beautiful. Next time, though... I think we'll go to St. John's. Blackbeard's Castle wasn't too much too look at for us either.
Food...it was really good. You have to know what to order (not the flat iron steak). Otherwise...it's decent. We were pleased.
I was NOT pleased with embarkation this time. It was more chaotic. There were medical questionnaires to complete...due to swine flu concerns. I didn't have a problem completing those. But...i think it could've been handled more efficiently. The port staff wasn't as pleasant as i remembered in April.
Debarkation was MUCH smoother. We did self assist again (and we packed A LOT smarter...fewer clothes and used the self laundry on ship). BUT the Glory staff now encouraged people to go wait in larger areas like the Amber palace, etc...and we went early... skipped breakfast (although my daughter and mom got room service early that morning...very smart) and got down elevators. We were off the ship by 8:30. It was awesome!
I have to give kudos to Ryan the cruise director...he was great as well.
We'll choose Carnival again...maybe the Glory. Less
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Cabin review:
Cabin was quite nice...it was a balcony cabin with PLENTY of storage. King bed (two twins converted into king). A sofa (that could be converted into a comfy twin). Bathroom was a decent size for a cruise ship stateroom...with adequate storage. It was a quiet room...and was even on the Lido deck... where the pools and buffet is. We were close to self laundry and elevators...but it wasn't noisy.
Port and Shore Excursions
The stores in town are okay to look at... but items are overpriced. If you are in the market for jewelry i guess you are in the right place, but stick to the cruise recommended shops.
The cruise tours are pretty expensive for such a short stop in a port. I'd stay on the ship...and save my money.
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|The individuals with me standing along side "I'll Be Seeing You" are -- Left
to Right: Keys; Ed Conners; Orvis Addleman; Simon Civitello and myself, John P. McBride.
None of us were aviators and/or flight crew members. Our unit, the 30th Depot Repair
Squadron, 30th Air Depot Group repaired damaged B-26's at the depot site. In England
we were stationed at Stansted, Essex. The photo submitted was taken on Christmas Day 1944
at Beauvais-Tille, France. The four standing beside me were ground crew mechanics. I was a
I noted the information that "I'll Be Seeing You" was a 322nd BG ship and was in the depot twice, first in July 1944 and then again March 1945. My unit, the 30th Depot Repair Squadron, 30th Air Depot Group was stationed at Stansted, Essex from Aug. 1943 until Oct. 1944. We could have been instrumental in the work done on "I'll Be Seeing You" during the July 1944 depot visit. However, March 1945 time frame is somewhat puzzling because in Oct. 1944 the 30th ADG arrived at Beauvais-Tille in France. We set up the depot functions there. The photo of "I'll Be Seeing You" submitted was taken at Beauvais on Christmas Day 1944. Beginning March 1945 until the middle of April, the 30th moved in sections to a base near Tirlemont, Belgium. Beauvais-Tille was also the home base of the 322nd Bomb Group. It is possible that "I'll Be Seeing You" was over at the Depot on Christmas Day because of some other emergency, such as damaged runways (which threatened to cancel missions until flight crews and administrative personnel became construction workers and repaired the runway). That may be the reason why we were able to photograph "I'll Be Seeing You" on Christmas Day 1944 at the Depot. It is all just conjecture on my part because I never made any high ranking decisions, being a corporal. I am standing on the far right hand side of snapshot as you look at it.
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1798: The Year Of Liberty (original 1969; edition 1997)
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The Year of Liberty: History of the Great Irish Rebellion of 1798 by Thomas Pakenham (1969)
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This does not deserve its reputation. Though well-written a cursory look at primary sources reveals that it is a superficial study, which suffices only as an introduction to 1798 in Ireland.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0349112525, Paperback)This classic account of the great Irish rebellion of 1798 remains the only full-scale history of that tragic event. As relevant today as it was when first published in 1969, THE YEAR OF LIBERTY is now reissued with the addition of a chronology and a glossary of terms. In May 1798 a hundred thousand peasants rose against the British government in Ireland. By the time the revolt had been put down four months later, thirty thousand dead were literally rotting in heaps in a smoking and desolate countryside. Yet it was not a schoolroom story of the heroic oppressed rising against the brutal oppressor, but the result of a complex, tragic, often absurd and sometimes heroic interplay between different groups of people. A tough and arrogant oligarchy of country gentlemen, mainly Protestant and mainly British in origin, lived off a Catholic peasantry. Meanwhile, idealistic merchants and hot-headed young lawyers dreamed and plotted for an Irish Republic on the French model. From a mass of sources including confidential government reports, contemporary newspapers, poems, broadsheets and letters, the author pieces together a story at once complex, tragic, absurd and heroic.
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SEOUL, May 5 (AFP) May 05, 2009
North Korea vowed Tuesday it would not give up its nuclear weapons programme and accused the United States of working on new plans to attack the communist country.
The Korean peninsula is "on the brink of war because of a new war scheme by US hostile forces," the North's ruling party newspaper Rodon Sinmun said in an editorial.
It reiterated a promise by Pyongyang to bolster its deterrent, arguing the United States has been working on a new "nuclear war scenario for aggression."
"We are compelled to bolster our nuclear deterrent" as hostile forces have clarified their scheme to occupy North Korea by force, it added.
The North has made similar comments almost every day since threatening last week to carry out fresh nuclear and missile tests unless the United Nations apologises for condemning and punishing its April 5 rocket launch.
Pyongyang says the launch put communications satellite into orbit, but the United States, South Korea and Japan say it was a disguised missile test.
On Monday, the North's foreign ministry denounced Washington for trying to find an excuse for applying sanctions against Pyongyang.
The UN Security Council on April 13 slapped sanctions against North Korea, banning transactions and calling on UN member states to freeze the assets of three business entities of Pyongyang.
In protest, the North said it had started reprocessing spent fuel rods at its Yongbyon complex to make weapons-grade plutonium.
It had already announced it was quitting a six-nation nuclear disarmament pact with the United States, China, South Korea, Japan and Russia.
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Stunning picture it shows how beautiful starlings really are
I do like the way their wings have a creamy colour to the edge. Something you don't see when they are all flocking together. Great shot!!
The title is superb well captured good timing job well done .
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Three kids were killed in a car accident at the end of Pleasant View Rd. If you go to the stop sign and put your car in neutral the ghost will push your car backwards up the hill. If you place baby powder on the front of your car you will see their handprints. This really happens.
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text: London (ANI): Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt will be welcoming their twins into the world on August 19 this year, and the couple are seriously considering having their babies in France, the native place of the actress beloved late mother. The news about when Jolie would be giving birth was let slip by actor Dustin Hoffman, reports The Sun. However, it was Jolie herself who revealed that she was certainly thinking about giving birth in France. Speaking at a news conference in Cannes, Jolie revealed that the couples kids were already learning to speak French. Its a second language in our home, the BBC quoted her, a saying. My children are starting to speak French, its good for them, she added. The new additions will take the number of kids in Brangelinas brood to 6. The couple are already parents to two boys Maddox and Pax, and two girls Zahara and Shiloh.


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Burrell grad balances 3 sports at Penn State New Ken
Two-sport athletes are few and far between at the college level. Three-sport athletes are almost nonexistent.
Those odds don't seem to bother Penn State New Kensington's Casey Cavanaugh.
Cavanaugh, 24, a 2007 Burrell graduate, participates in soccer, basketball and wrestling at the Upper Burrell campus.
Basketball and wrestling are in season.
Normally, the sports that student-athletes participate in during college are the ones they played in high school. While Cavanaugh did play soccer and basketball, he wasn't a wrestler.
"I wrestled up to the eighth grade, then I quit," he said. "I wanted to focus on soccer."
The PSNK wrestling team had a low turnout, with only six coming out for the team — not enough to fill a full lineup. According to Cavanaugh, this contributed to his decision to come out for the team. He wrestles in the 184-pound weight class.
"I picked it up to help the school and the program," Cavanaugh said. "We had a low turnout this year. There weren't too many guys coming out, and the coach approached me and I did it to help the school."
Cavanaugh said he has struggled to get into wrestling shape.
"It's a totally different sport," he said. "It's not the same endurance as playing basketball and soccer. It's 100 percent for three minutes."
PSNK first-year wrestling coach Derek Caldwell is looking forward to Cavanaugh gaining more experience.
"It's been kind of tough at first because of balancing wrestling, basketball and school," Caldwell said. "It's been kind of a blessing and curse at the same time because he's such a hard worker. He wants to learn a lot on the mat. He's struggled to get on the mat and now that he's been on the mat consistently, he's doing really well."
Soccer has been Cavanaugh's strong suit, as it was while playing at Burrell, where he helped the Bucs to a section title as a junior and was named an all-WPIAL defender as a senior.
During his freshman year at PSNK, Cavanaugh was a second-team all-conference defender as the soccer team reached the Penn State University Athletic Conference semifinals.
Cavanaugh played power forward during his first semester with the basketball team. This upcoming semester, he will make the switch to shooting guard.
Along with playing three sports, Cavanaugh also has to make time for his studies.
"It's tough," Cavanaugh said. "The biggest thing is to keep your school up, and everything else falls into place. It's a 12-hour day with classes and team sports."
While majoring in business marketing, Cavanaugh plans on doing all three sports next year. Come spring 2014, however, he may cut down on his schedule.
Talk about making weight.
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|"Bad Blood"
|Season 3, Episode 1
|Air date
|June 13, 2010
|Written by
|Brian Buckner
|Directed by
|Daniel Minahan
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"Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"
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"Beautifully Broken"
"Bad Blood" is the first episode of Season 3 of the HBO original series True Blood, and the series' twenty-fifth episode overall.
Sookie Stackhouse enlists the help of Eric Northman in her search for the missing Bill Compton. Sam Merlotte begins his search for his birth parents. Tara Thornton falls into despair following "Eggs" Talley's death and attempts suicide. Lafayette Reynolds invites Tara's mother, Lettie Mae Daniels to help watch over her while Jason Stackhouse and Andy Bellefleur back what she has done. Eric is paid a surprise visit by the Vampire Queen. Bill frees himself from his captors but finds himself a long way from Bon Temps, in Mississippi, and in unfriendly territory.
"I'm sorry you fell in love with a serial killer, alright,
but, honestly, who here hasn't?"
― Arlene Fowler (Bellefleur)
Sookie is distraught over Bill's kidnapping from Maison de Paris and even more distraught when no one will help her find him. She turns to Eric for help in finding Bill. Eric is busy in Fangtasia's dungeon with Yvetta (having been having sex with her for six hours). Andy urges Jason to stay the course after killing Eggs. Sam reconnects with his past; continuing to search for the Mickens.
While on the road, Sam hears a knock on the hotel room door. As he opens it, he sees a naked Bill standing there, and invites him inside. The two begin to have a very heated moment, yet just before they kiss; Sam is awakened from a phone call. He learns that the Mickens were evicted from their home three years ago, but their son is a local. He visits, but Tommy feigns ignorance. Sam then follows him to a house, and stands outside.
Andy tells Jason to continue behaving his normal, old self; which means picking up chicks. Later in the episode Jason does just that, bringing two girls back to his house. Every time he looks at them however; he pictures them with bullet holes in their heads, which means he can't perform. The girls leave in a rush after Jason explains that "it's not you, it's just I keep picturing you both with big 'ol bullet holes in your foreheads".
Jessica bit a guy at a truck stop, and is now having do deal with the after effects; where do you hide a body when you accidentally kill someone? She tried to save the guy by giving him her blood, but it was too late- so his body begins to leave a horrific stench in the Compton house.
Tara is beyond upset about Eggs. Lafayette takes her to Sookie's house; but when Tara finds out that Sookie had helped Eggs try to recover his memories of killing people for Maryann, she attacks Sookie. Lafayette brings Tara back to his house, and leaves her with her mother. Tara decides to take a shower, and her mother lets her because she's too distracted by the Reverend. Lafayette comes home and is banging on the bathroom door while Tara tries to swallow all the pills she can find. He is able to reach her in time.
While working, Lafayette gets a visit from Pam who tells him he needs to offload all of the V he is currently holding. He tells her there's no way he can find buyers for all his product, she tells him to figure it out after threatening him; then quickly leaves.
Pam also pays a visit to Sookie's home; while there, she gets a call from Eric and leaves. Sookie realizes that perhaps Bill is trying to reach Jessica, and pays her a visit.
Meanwhile, Bill is seen emerging from the ground. He is in need for human blood and finds an old lady named Olivia alone in her home and is invited inside. He glamours her, and then feeds from her harmlessly. He leaves her unscathed and, as he is leaving, leaves her some cash, saying it is from her son Stanley.
Sookie and Jessica find the wreckage and the body of one of Bill's abductors. The man has a mysterious tattoo. Jessica looks it up on her phone and sees it is connected to something called Operation Werewolf.
Cut to Bill in the woods, who suddenly finds himself surrounded by four wolves. He says "I should warn you, I fed." His fangs come out, and the episode ends.
- This episode currently hasn't received any awards.
- This episode does not contain any allusions.
Bloopers and Continuity ErrorsEdit
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- There are no flashbacks that occur in this episode.
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- "Good Behaviour" - Powersolo
- "Pistol Whip Me Back Into Your Arms" - Acumen Nation
- "Crazed Country Rebel" - Hank Williams III
- "On the Horizon" - John Lincoln Wright
- "Between You and I" - Stoll Vaughn
- "A Drink With Hank" - Sean Patrick McGraw
- "Necroplasm Fix" - Horrorfall
- "Here in This Nowhere Town" - Agona Hardison
- "No One But the Dawg" - Steve McComb
- "Everybody Wants You" - Billy Squier
- "Bad Blood" - Beck
- There are no production notes available for this episode.
- There are no notes on the title based on this episode.
- The title of this episode has been changed to "Bad Blood".
- Although vampires don't breath because they're technically dead, when Eric gets furious due to a certain Mr. Rubin not finding Bill Compton, his chest clearly raises and falls, meaning that they do in fact "breath" after all.
Memorable QuotesEdit
Andy Bellefleur: "Conscience off, dick on!"
Arlene Fowler: "I'm sorry you fell in love with a serial killer, alright? But honestly, who here hasn't!"
Bill Compton: "I hear the water in Arkansas is very... hard."
Eric Northman:
- "If you plan on rescuing a vampire during daylight, I have seriously overestimated your intelligence."
- (after killing a werewolf) "I got your rug all wet."
Jason Stackhouse: "But I want to be NEW Jason."
Lafayette Reynolds:
- "Bitch...you, me, bridge...it ain't gon never motherf****** happen..."
- "We're stealing this, but I'm sure none of you are shocked."
Pamela Swynford de Beaufort: "Now, why'd ya have to go and kill that maenad? She's a terrific decorator."
Sookie Stackhouse: "I'm in no mood for lesbian weirdness tonight, Pam!"
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|Episode Title
|Viewers (in millions)
|#3.01 (25)
|"Bad Blood"
|True Blood Season 3
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|Season 4 >> • Season 5 >> • Season 6 >>
|#01 "Bad Blood"
|#07 "Hitting the Ground"
|#02 "Beautifully Broken"
|#08 "Night on the Sun"
|#03 "It Hurts Me Too"
|#09 "Everything Is Broken"
|#04 "9 Crimes"
|#10 "I Smell a Rat"
|#05 "Trouble"
|#11 "Fresh Blood"
|#06 "I Got a Right to Sing the Blues"
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The same trend of internet users switching from desktop computers to mobile devices, which sent shares in internet giant Google plummeting in the US, is set to boost Australian technology companies, according to local analysts.
Google on Thursday took a $US22 billion hit to its market value as it missed profit expectations and saw revenue growth slow in its main search engine advertising business. An important reason was that customers are using mobile devices rather than desk top computers for internet searches.
Smaller advertisements on mobile phones generate less revenue, or are carried out through mobile apps which bypass Google.
A large proportion of the Australian software industry is now devoted to developing mobile phone apps. Melbourne-based Outware Mobile develops iPhone and Android apps for companies including Telstra and the Victorian government. Its chief executive Danny Gorog said he'd hired 10 staff over the past 12 months and was looking for 21 more as demand for apps rose.
"Search engines are nowhere near as important on mobiles as they are on desktops," he said. "The move to mobile apps is only going to get bigger and more important . . . because you can't get the same sophistication in a mobile browser. Without an app you can't do as much location-based stuff."
Some of the world's most downloaded apps are made in Australia, such as Fruit Ninja from Brisbane-based Halfbrick Studios. In 2011 US gaming publisher EA purchased Melbourne app developer Firemint for up to $35 million.
The Interactive Advertising Bureau Australia counts Google and Facebook among its members. IABA chief executive Paul Fisher said Morgan Stanley research showed the number of mobile internet users would overtake desktop users by 2014, forcing a rethink of how advertisers reached their audience.
He said Google was an excellent provider of technology and advertising but said the majority of advertisers and content providers had not realised the importance of creating mobile-centric ads.
"We as an advertising and marketing industry have to provide content and advertising where the audience wants it, and they're showing us they want it on mobile devices," he said. "If you're a company and you don't do that then you're going to be left behind."
"There's no doubt whatsoever that the whole [mobile advertising] sector is going to have a surge of investment, whether it's in app development or measurements and tracking."
Moelis Research analyst Todd Guyot said Australian tech companies were also largely insulated from the dramatic falls in the US tech sector because it was now a very different industry from the time of the 2001 tech wreck.
"The US tech stocks have very little correlation to [local tech stocks] aside from sentiment," he said. "If tech stocks fall in the US you see tech stocks fall here in sympathy so there's not really a rational reason.
"We don't have a lot of software stocks ... and most local tech stocks are IT service providers."
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Three days of seasonal cheer will begin this Friday at the Trail End Historic Site in Sheridan as there will be a holiday open house Friday through Sunday. Trail End Site Superintendent Cynde Georgen says there will be plenty of sounds of the holidays during the open house.
Christmas is now only three weeks away and weekends are full of holiday events. This is the time of year when the Advocacy and Resource Center holds it's winter fundraiser. Center Board Member Scott Brastrup tells us about the Opening Doors Home Tour.
The City of Sheridan released some of the names of the six remaining candidates for Sheridan Police Chief. All six finalists were asked to submit a biography for public review.
Daniel Busken began his law enforcement career in University City, Missouri in 1983. He was most recently Chief of Police in Madison, Alabama, where he has been for 9 years.
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SHERIDAN COLLEGE BASKETBALL - The Sheridan College Generals and Lady Generals played in the Hoffman Come last night and came away with victories against the Colorado Christian JV's.
The City Council met in special session on Tuesday night to request that candidates for the city police chief position write biographies to be publicly released. Mayor Dave Kinskey said that all remaining candidates will be in Sheridan this week.
Sheridan College President Dr. Kevin Drumm announced Tuesday that he would be leaving the Northern Wyoming Community College District to become the president of Broome College in New York. Earlier this year Drumm was considered for two other executive positions. Drumm says leaving was one of the hardest decisions he ever had to make.
A Sheridan man was bound over to 4th Judicial District Court after a preliminary hearing in Sheridan County Circuit Court on Tuesday afternoon. 35-year-old Rockie King is accused of aggravated assault and battery as well as child abuse.
The Sheridan County Courthouse will have more construction going on inside the building in the next several months. Sheridan County Commissioners met Tuesday morning and awarded the bid for remodeling of the 3rd and 4th floors of the courthouse addition to O'dell construction. The project is expected to cost nearly a million dollars.
While Christmas is still several weeks away, many of us have already put up our holiday decorations, which can present quite a danger for pets of all shapes and sizes. Sheridan Dog and Cat Shelter Director Cel Hope.
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Inner peace music with subliminal affirmations.No Track Information AvailableMedia Type: CDArtist: HALPERN,STEVENTitle: SLEEP SOUNDLYStreet Release Date: 09/07/2004DomesticGenre: SELF HELP
One of the fundamental criticisms of New Age music is that it puts people to sleep. Here, Steven Halpern, one of the founding fathers of New Age, makes that his mission and, as you might expect, does an effective job of it. Drawing on catalog material from the early 1980s, Halpern builds an attractive collection of delicate, lighter-than-air sonic textures that nicely serves the intended purpose--to fill the silence with something prettier than white noise. Halpern does so by blending electric and acoustic piano, plus additional keyboards, to create soothing, improvisational, cloudlike musical abstractions that often convey the tranquil randomness of wind chimes in a soft breeze. The liner notes also promise your subconscious will be exposed to a series of subliminal, sleep-encouraging affirmations along the quiet, unstructured way. This may sound like so much frou-frou to the unconverted, but for anyone sincerely interested in a sleep aid, Halpern''s disc is a certified snoozer, a New Age music box. Other New Age discs may accomplish the same purpose as Sleep Soundly, but few will do it as persuasively. --Terry Wood


text: LAHORE: Religious scholars on Monday discussed the charter of peace, education system in religious institutions and Carvan-e-Aman rally in different targeted districts of Punjab and formulation of way forwarded strategy during a daylong meeting under the banner of FACES Pakistan and the Peace and Harmony Network Pakistan (PHNP).The meeting was attended by Parliamentary Secretary on Human Right and Minorities Affairs MPA Tariq Masih Gill, FACES Pakistan President and PHNP Secretary General Javaid William, Allama Muhammad Zubair Abid, Rev Dr Majid Abel, Bhagat Lal Khokhar, Shireen Abdul Salam, Sohail Ahmad, Syed Mufti Ashiq Hussain, Khalil-ur-Rehman, Khawaja Aziz-ul-Hassan, Tariq Hussain, Mushtaq Hussain Jafferi and other scholars and leaders.After a detail discussion, a document on the charter of peace was signed. On the occasion, it was also decided that a Carvan-e-Aman rally will be arranged which will start from Lahore and will appear in different districts to promote peace, harmony and coexistence among different communities. MPA Tariq Masih Gill assured the participants that the government will fully cooperate with the Carvan-e-Aman rally.Addressing the audience, Javaid William urged religious scholars to play their positive role in promoting sectarian harmony and unity among people of different faiths. He also called upon the general public to maintain unity within their ranks and don't let the relationship of mutual respect and affection die down. He described sectarian hatred and intolerance as a conspiracy against the peace loving and peace supporting people and unity of Pakistan.–PRThis news was published in The Nation newspaper. Read complete newspaper of 18-Feb-2014 here.


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How Much is $300 Million in Attorneys' Fees?
In today's paper, Gina Chon and I wrote about a case in Delware Chancery Court in which a judge awarded $300 million in fees to the plaintiffs' attorneys. We noted it was unusually high. But how unusual? (We speak only of the size of the award, not of the percentage of the judgement the fee represents, which, in this case, is 15%.)
Lawyers we spoke with say the fee appears to be the largest awarded in what's known as a shareholder derivative lawsuit, in which shareholders sue on behalf of a company, and ranks among the largest in the broader context of securities litigation.
They pointed to three other high fee awards in shareholder derivatives, but they are picayune compared to the $300 million in the Delaware case, which was filed by shareholders in 2004.
-In 2005, Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison agreed to pay $22 million in attorneys' fees as part of settlement of a shareholder lawsuit that also called for him to make a $100-million donation to charities.
-In 2010, drug maker Pfizer settled a derivative lawsuit led by the Louisiana Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund of Baton Rouge, La., for roughly $75 million. About $23 million of that went to plaintiffs attorneys.
-In 2011, in another case in Delaware, Chancellor Leo Strine approved a $90 million settlement of AIG shareholder suits and awarded plaintiffs lawyers $21 million in fees.
Big fee awards are more common in class actions. But relatively speaking (albeit an apples-to-oranges comparison), the $300 million fee award ranks among the highest ever in securities litigation, according to the National Association of Legal Fee Analysis.
Only plaintiffs' attorneys' fees in class actions against Enron ($688 million), Tyco ($492 million) and WorldCom ($336 million) were larger.
The Delaware case concerned a deal for a Mexico mining company. In 2004, Grupo Mexico proposed selling its 99.15% interest in Minera Mexico to Southern Peru Copper (now Southern Copper Corp.) for about $3 billion in Southern Peru shares. The value of the Southern Peru shares rose to $3.7 billion by the time the transaction closed in April 2005.
In a lawsuit filed on behalf of Southern Peru shareholders, law firms Prickett, Jones & Elliott and Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check alleged that Southern Peru overpaid for Minera.
The case went to trial in June before Chancellor Leo Strine. In an October ruling, he deemed the transaction "manifestly unfair" and awarded a judgment for Southern Peru that, with interest, now adds up to about $2 billion.


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- Ben said...
For a minute I thought this might be some now-destroyed, pre-shopping centre frontage for the Coronet Theatre, Elephant & Castle (which operated as a cinema through much of the 20th C); then realised the lack of any railway arches etc. on the left hand side probably rules that out.
A brief web search reveals it's actually the Coronet a couple of miles up the road in Eltham: http://www.thecoroneteltham.com/
A grade II listed building, but depressingly, one that's in the process of being turned into some kind of housing development.
Also not to be confused with the somewhat grander Coronet, Notting Hill: http://coronetcinema.co.uk/index.html
Still open as a cinema, but owned by a church...? I had no idea.
Well, that was fun - thanks for giving me an excuse for some tedious local history googling.
- October 26, 2010 5:22 AM
- Greg said...
Hell, thanks for doing it. That's more info than I could've provided.
- October 26, 2010 8:05 AM
- Trader said...
So much style !
Kind of miss such theaters when I take a look at the ones we have now...
- October 26, 2010 2:04 PM


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Howard, David M. and Welch, Graham and Brereton, Judith and Himonides, Evangelos (2003) Towards a Novel Real-Time Visual Display for Singing Training. In: Proceedings of 'Models and Analysis of Vocal Emissions for Biomedical Applications' : 3rd International Workshop : December 10-12, 2003, Firenze, Italy. Firenze University Press, Florence, pp. 179-182. ISBN 9788884531551Full text not available from this repository.
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Oslo (AFP) May 30, 2014
Norway said Friday it had created a "safety zone" around the Arctic drilling site where Greenpeace is trying to prevent oil explorations.
The zone, which stretches for 500 metres (1,640 feet) around the site, has been created in order to force the departure of the Greenpeace ship Esperanza, which is currently there.
The environmental group is trying to prevent Statoil from operating the northernmost well ever to be drilled in Norway.
"The vessels that are not involved in the oil activities of the operator do not have access to this area," petroleum and energy ministry spokesman Haakon Smith-Isaksen said.
But Greenpeace questioned the legality of the zone arguing that it should have been created with a 30-day notice period.
Greenpeace activist Truls Gulowsen told AFP that those on the ship "intend to stay" at least until June 28, the day a 30-day notice period would expire.
"We don't see any reason to move the Esperanza, which has the same right to be on this spot as an oil rig. We even got here first, which according to international law, allows us to stay," he said.
Greenpeace argues that the drilling project in the Hoop area of the Barents Sea is too close to the sea ice and to Bear Island 175 kilometres (109 miles) away, which is home to rare birds and, sometimes, polar bears.
A group of 15 Greenpeace activists boarded the Statoil rig earlier this week and tried to stop the drilling.
The last seven who remained on the ship were removed by Norwegian police on Thursday.
Also on Friday, the Norwegian ministry of climate and environment rejected a Greenpeace appeal asking the government to protect Bear Island and ban drilling in the area.
"We are ready to start the drilling operations as soon as everything will be in place," Statoil spokesman Morten Eek said.
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Bombers' hopes on the brinkMatt Murnane
Published: August 13 2012 - 3:00AM
ESSENDON will enter Saturday's crunch game against Carlton barely clinging to its spot in the top eight after succumbing to North Melbourne last night in a thrilling contest at Etihad Stadium.
The Bombers are still in eighth position, but only a minuscule percentage difference separates them from ninth-placed Fremantle.
The club's once-promising finals hopes are in serious jeopardy of petering out to a disappointing end after they were over-run by a gutsy North Melbourne outfit that posted its fifth straight win.
The Roos lost two of their midfield runners - Daniel Wells (calf) and Leigh Adams (dislocated shoulder) - in the first quarter and also defender Nathan Grima (hamstring) in the last quarter.
It reduced the Roos to only two interchange rotations for most of the match, but they overcame the odds to upstage Essendon by 24 points, 15.10 (100) to 11. 10 (76), in a game the Bombers had built up as an early ''grand final'''.
The Blues-Bombers MCG showdown is just one of three crucial games in a monster round of football set to shape this year's finals - another being North Melbourne's clash with in-form Collingwood on Saturday night at Etihad Stadium.
The Roos, now on 12 wins, are edging closer to their first finals series since 2008, with games against Fremantle (Etihad Stadium) and Greater Western Sydney (Skoda Stadium) to come after the Pies, but North now has a one-game buffer on those outside the top eight, courtesy of last night's gallant victory.
The Roos will go into the Collingwood challenge full of confidence - and buoyed by the return of Jack Ziebell - after overtaking Geelong and moving into sixth position, but the win came at a cost.
Adams re-injured his left shoulder - the same one he hurt against Melbourne two weeks ago - and could face several weeks on the sidelines, while Wells is also in serious doubt to play against the Pies.
North Melbourne coach Brad Scott said Adams' shoulder injury was ''pretty significant'' and more serious than the other problems he has had with both shoulders this year.
Grima, though, is more likely to be available this week, with the Roos hopeful that the defender has only aggravated an existing hamstring tendinitis issue.
Scott said last night's win - payback from the heartbreaking after-the-siren loss to Essendon in round one - was one of the best wins he has been a part of at North Melbourne.
''When you can get through games like that under significant duress, that holds you in pretty good stead for the future,'' he said after the game.
''And when you are really under the pump in the future, you can draw back on this type of win. So it was a huge step forward for the playing group.''
Forward Lachie Hansen also copped a heavy knock to the head in the opening term in an ugly collision with Nathan Lovett-Murray, but the big Roo returned to the field and was a big factor with three goals.
North trailed at half-time, but three goals in three minutes early in the third quarter from veteran Brent Harvey turned the momentum of the match and the Roos kicked seven goals to three in the second half, despite a limited contribution from star forward Drew Petrie, who was kept goal-less by Dustin Fletcher.
If there was one bright note for Essendon it was that - for the first time in a long time - the Bombers survived with no injuries, and they could get players back for Saturday's last-roll-of-the-dice game against the Blues.
Essendon coach James Hird said injured duo Paddy Ryder and Brent Stanton were ''certainties'' to return from injury this week, while key midfielder David Zaharakis should also make his comeback from a quad injury against the Blues.
This story was found at: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/bombers-hopes-on-the-brink-20120812-242u1.html


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SHORT CUT: From Online Short to Studio Feature Film
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 from 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM (PDT)
Don't miss SHORT CUT: From Online Short to Studio Feature Film
Featuring "Evil Dead" director Fede Alvarez and "Hesher" director Spencer Susser!
The event is also live-streaming at Pitchfest.tv so if you're note in Los Angeles, tune in and ask questions via Twitter to @screencrafting at 8pm PDT!
When & Where: Tues, April 23rd at 7:30pm at the LA Film School Main Theater
Join us for an evening of award-winning short films and a fascinating look into the creative process that catapulted these online-video directors into major Hollywood studios and multi-million dollar feature films. After screening the 4 impressive short films that lifted these directors into the Hollywood limelight, we'll open up a live Q&A Panel with the directors themselves! Learn from these trailblazing directors who represent a new Hollywood. We're expecting a full event, so reserve your tickets early and come with good questions!
Our panelists are:
Fede Alvarez
Fede Alvarez's legendary rise to prominence came in 2009 when he posted his short film "Ataque de Pánico!" on YouTube, which became an overnight sensation around the world prompting many phone calls from Hollywood. A few weeks later, Alvarez made a deal with Sam Raimi and Ghost House Pictures to direct a $30 million sci-fi film. However, that project was put on hold and his feature directorial debut is the highly anticipated Evil Dead in theaters now!
Spencer Susser
Spencer Susser is the only American member of the Australian filmmaking collective Blue-Tongue Films. His short film I Love Sarah Jane, featuring Mia Wasikowska, won Best Narrative Short at the 2008 Nashville Film Festival, and the Canal+ Award at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. Susser co-wrote the project with David Michôd. It has over 1 million views online and has been subtitled in several languages. Susser co-directed the music video for Lana Del Rey's song "Summertime Sadness" with Kyle Newman. His feature film debut Hesher stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Natalie Portman, and premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. We'll also be screening a surprise unreleased short film from Spencer...
Dan Trachtenberg
Dan Trachtenberg got his start as a commercial director for Lexus, Nike, and Coca Cola. On August 23, 2011, Trachtenberg released the short film, Portal: No Escape. Based on the video game, Portal, the film drew more than one million views within its first day on YouTube. Within two months, the number of viewers surpassed six million. His directorial debut is slated to be at New Line, with a feature film adaptation of the comic Y: Last Man Standing. His film Crime of the Century is in development at Universal.
Dan Blank
Moderator: Trevor White
Trevor White just wrapped his feature directorial debut, JAMESY BOY, starring James Woods, Mary-Louise Parker and Ving Rhames. Trevor has directed and produced many short films, premiering at various festivals nationwide. Brothers Trevor and Tim are co-founders of Star Thrower Entertainment, a film production company in Los Angeles. Trevor is a graduate of Cornell University, where he is the only student to be awarded a Presidential Research Scholarship in filmmaking.
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