The Mark of Eyghon on the original group members acts as a beacon for the demon to locate them, kill them, and possess each corpse in turn to hunt his next victim with.

The decision maker who acts for the community as a whole must decide whether the objectives pursued and the methods used are appropriate to public policy regarding cultural groups.

That fall he submitted to Professor Baker the first acts and outlines of the following acts of several plays, six of them, according to some of his associates, and he also worked on a play that he first called Niggertown, the material for which he had collected during the summer at home.

The Department of Defense appropriation acts for the past several years have contained a rider which limits competitive bidding by firms in other countries on certain military supply items.

At the present time we do not know by what biochemical mechanism TSH acts on the thyroid, but for bio-assay of the hormone there are a number of properties by which its activity may be estimated, including release of iodine from the thyroid, increase in thyroid weight, increase in mean height of the follicular cells and increase in the thyroidal uptake of Af.

The feeling of individual inferiority, defeat, or humilation growing out of various social situations or individual deficiencies or failures is compensated for by communion in worship or prayer with a friendly, but all-victorious Father-God, as well as by sympathetic fellowship with others who share this faith, and by opportunities in religious acts for giving vent to emotions and energies.

As such it acts as an anchor for the people.

Confused and divided though this tradition may be, it is an important part of the social and cultural heritage of the group, and acts as a means of socialization, particularly for members of the rural community.

One of his initial acts in office was to appoint Philip Coombs of the Ford Foundation as the first Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs.

She had been sentenced to 180 years in prison, but former Gov. Stratton commuted her term to 75 years, making her eligible for parole, as one of his last acts in office.

His bill, allegedly aimed at Hoffa, would amend the Sherman, Clayton and Norris-LaGuardia acts to authorize the issuance of federal injunctions in any transportation strike and would make it illegal for any union to act in concert with any other union -- even a sister local in the same international.

Only in its final scene, where Beatie Bryant ( Mary Doyle ) shakes off the disappointment of being jilted by her intellectual lover and proclaims her emancipation do we get much which makes worthwhile the series of boorish rustic happenings we have had to watch for most of the first two and one-half acts.

This need not imply that on average 50 % or more of altruistic acts were beneficial for the altruist in the ancestral environment ; if the benefits from helping the right person were very high it would be beneficial to err on the side of caution and usually be altruistic even if in most cases there were no benefits.

Although they " were expecting to see activity in the brain's reward centers ", based on the idea that " people perform altruistic acts because they feel good about it ", what they found was that " another part of the brain was also involved, and it was quite sensitive to the difference between doing something for personal gain and doing it for someone else's gain ".

Additionally, while generous acts make people feel good about themselves, it is also important for people to appreciate the kindness they receive from others.

The iodine acts as a carrier, ensuring that there is sufficient material for laboratory techniques ( such as filtration and precipitation ) to work.

One of his first acts as Emperor was to persuade the Senate to grant divine honours to Hadrian, which they had at first refused ; his efforts to persuade the Senate to grant these honours is the most likely reason given for his title of Pius ( dutiful in affection ; compare pietas ).

Parsons had already acted as assistant engineer on The Beatles ' Abbey Road and Let It Be, had recently engineered Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, and had produced several acts for EMI Records.

The category of acts constituting hubris for the ancient Greeks apparently broadened from the original specific reference to mutilation of a corpse, or a humiliation of a defeated foe, or irreverent, " outrageous treatment ", in general.

Over Grant's objection, Johnson removed generals Sheridan and Sickles for failing to follow his earlier orders to circumvent the Reconstruction acts.

Now, suppose there is a program in the language L < sub > 1 </ sub > which acts as an interpreter for L < sub > 2 </ sub >:

She was best known for ordering her male servants to be crippled " as the lame best perform the acts of love ".

However, the people did not interpret the acts this way, and the discipline turned into judgment for the people's disobedience.

To achieve this destiny, acts as well as words are needed -- not only acts that lead to physical strength but also acts that lead to strength based on right doing and respect.

The freeway with narrowly spaced interchanges concentrates and mitigates the access problem, but it also acts inevitably as an artificial, isolating boundary.

Men also perform more altruistic acts in the early stages of a romantic relationship or simply when in the presence of an attractive woman.

It is important to note that, while research supports the idea that altruistic acts bring about happiness, it has also been found to work in the opposite direction — that happier people are also kinder.

That was so because it not only was proof of excessive pride, but also resulted in violent acts by or to those involved.

They also maintained the acts of the Plebeian Council ( popular assembly ), the " plebiscites ".

* Stimulation of the posterior pituitary to release vasopressin ( antidiuretic hormone, ADH ) also acts on the kidneys to increase water retention.

Some also block or partially block serotonin receptors ( particularly 5HT < sub > 2A, C </ sub > and 5HT < sub > 1A </ sub > receptors ): ranging from risperidone, which acts overwhelmingly on serotonin receptors, to amisulpride, which has no serotonergic activity.

Amputation has also been used as a tactic in war and acts of terrorism ; it may also occur as a war injury.

Whether hand laid or built in a mould, FRP boats usually have an outer coating of gelcoat which is a thin solid colored layer of polyester resin that adds no structural strength, but does create a smooth surface which can be buffed to a high shine and also acts as a protective layer against sunlight.

There are also a number of acts both in the US ( Johnny Rogers, John Mueller ) and UK ( Marc Robinson, Spencer J etc.

Furthermore, the director's contract of service will usually entitle him to compensation if he is removed, and may often include a generous " golden parachute " which also acts as a deterrent to removal.

However, in instances an individual director may still bind the company by his acts by virtue of his ostensible authority ( see also: the rule in Turquand's Case ).

He was also known as The Originator because of his key role in the transition from the blues to rock, influencing a host of acts, including Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, The Velvet Underground, The Who, The Yardbirds, Eric Clapton, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and George Michael, among others.

Celibacy excludes not only libidinous acts, but also sinful thoughts or desires of the flesh.

Such acts of recognition of a saint were authoritative, in the strict sense, only for the diocese or ecclesiastical province for which they were issued, but with the spread of the fame of a saint, were often accepted elsewhere also.

They were constituted as the conservators of public morality ; they were not simply to prevent crime or particular acts of immorality, but rather to maintain the traditional Roman character, ethics, and habits ( mos majorum )— regimen morum also encompassed this protection of traditional ways, which was called in the times of the empire cura (" supervision ") or praefectura (" command ").

For example, in the Hebrew construct-state form bēt, meaning " the house of ", the middle letter " י " in the spelling בית acts as a vowel, whereas in the corresponding absolute-state form bayit (" house "), which is spelled the same, the same letter represents a genuine consonant.

Aida (), sometimes spelled Aïda, is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, based on a scenario written by French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette.

Counter-terrorism ( also spelled counterterrorism ) incorporates the practices, tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, militaries, police departments and corporations adopt to attack terrorist threats and / or acts, both real and imputed.