Word: culprit
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...somatic underpinnings: that it arises from an imbalance of certain neurotransmitters in the synapses - or spaces - between nerve cells in the brain. While science has implicated dopamine and noradrenaline in depression, and some of the newest antidepressants target these, it's branded a shortage of serotonin as the main culprit. Found in large concentrations not just in the brain but in various parts of the body, including the gut, serotonin plays a role in regulating - among other functions - mood, sleep and appetite...
...Collectors Edition DVD. If you haven’t been eagerly awaiting the arrival of this new DVD with a sharper picture and new Jeff Bridges photography, stop where you are. This story—of a former hippie’s (Jeff Bridges) hectic trip to discover the culprit who stole his rug and kidnapped the trophy wife of a millionaire with the same name—is a must see and must see again. Watch, enjoy, and play one of the following “Big Lebowski” drinking games. In respect...
...need for concern" suggests that the culprit has already been tagged as an insider familiar with the Ramsey house. But that category obviously includes John and Patsy Ramsey. Other troubling questions arose as details surrounding the murder surfaced. The only people at home at the Ramseys' on Christmas night were the parents, JonBenet and her brother Burke, 9. The next morning Patsy Ramsey called 911 to report that her daughter was missing and that she had found a ransom note on a stairway demanding $118,000 for JonBenet's safe return. That sum, when it became public knowledge, struck many...
...defiant hotbed of copyright criminality into a legal market for music, and even Walmart has entered the fray. And you can play the songs from these stores on any mp3 player you’d like from Sony, Dell, or Creative—but not on your iPod. The culprit for this state of affairs is a set of proprietary technologies under the umbrella of “Digital Rights Management” (DRM), which Apple and everyone else sticks onto their songs to control how they can be used—how many CDs they can be burned...
...wage competition isn't the only culprit. The United Farm Workers, a 27,000-member union in California, says workers are simply looking for better working conditions; this summer several California farm workers died from heat-related illness. A crackdown on illegal immigration by U.S. Border Patrol and vigilantes called "Minutemen" is also choking the supply of new workers...