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The relationship between the human doppelgänger/cured vampire, Elena Gilbert and the vampire, Caroline Forbes.
They met in their childhood and have always been close, even despite Caroline's former jealousy of Elena. They are also best friends with Bonnie Bennett. In season one, Caroline started to date Elena's ex-boyfriend, Matt, but suspected he was still in love with Elena until it finally became clear that he had moved on. When Caroline became a vampire, she and Elena grew closer while Bonnie temporarily ended her friendship with Caroline.
However, Elena and Caroline's relationship became tense after Elena broke up with Stefan, Caroline's best friend, following her transformation into a vampire, especially when she began a relationship with his brother, Damon. Elena was outraged when she discovered Caroline had told Stefan of her and Damon's relationship before they were ready. After Damon used the sire bond to have Elena turn her humanity off in order to help her deal with the death of her brother Jeremy, she confronted Caroline about her betrayal and bested her in a fight after Elena threatened her mother. In a lapse of pettiness, the still humanity-free Elena stole Caroline's prom dress, and Caroline eventually let Stefan and Damon proceed with their plan to torture her into regaining her humanity, though she was more reluctant to do so than Bonnie. After getting her humanity back, Elena, who was dealing with the return of the guilt and grief regarding the death of her brother, took some time before she was able to apologize to Caroline for her actions, but the two were able to rebuild their relationship over the summer before they left for college.
At Whitmore, Elena and Caroline shared a room together in the dorms, and they were later joined by Bonnie after she was made the Anchor to the Other Side and was able to interact with the living world again. Though Caroline continued to make snarky comments about Elena's relationship with Damon, Elena took it all in stride, even occasionally returning the snark by bringing up Caroline's off-and-on boyfriend Tyler. When Damon noticed Elena's uncharacteristic behavior after his transformation into an Augustine Vampire, it was Caroline who eventually put the pieces together and realized Elena had been possessed by Katherine using a Passenger spell just before her own body died of old age. After the Travelers cast the Magic Purification Spell, which destroyed the Other Side and indirectly resulted in the deaths of Bonnie and Damon, Caroline dropped out of school for a brief time, though she and Elena remained close friends. It was even Elena who convinced Caroline to return to Whitmore for their sophomore year and tried her best to help Caroline through her mother's illness and subsequent death.
However, the tables were turned when Caroline chose to turn off her humanity to deal with it, causing a reversal of roles where Elena was the one urging Caroline to come back and coming up with schemes to help speed up the process while Caroline fought back with violence. However, once Stefan managed to get through to Caroline and convince her to turn on her humanity, Caroline apologized to her best friends for her actions, which Elena accepted without question. Unfortunately, their reunion was short-lived, as the Gemini Coven leader Malachai Parker, desperate to get even with Bonnie and Damon for leaving him behind in the 1903 Prison World, put Elena into a magically-induced suspended animation that linked her sleep to Bonnie's life. As a result, Elena would only wake from her deep slumber if Bonnie died. Unwilling to let her friend die for her once again, Elena had one last reunion with Caroline and Bonnie using the former's vampire dream manipulation, during which time she made her two best friends promise to journal the next half-dozen decades so that when she awoke, she could read it all as though she were actually there. Caroline stayed true to this promise, and has continued to write a journal just for Elena in the months following Kai's curse.
In Season Eight, Elena and Caroline reunite after Elena awakens from her sleeping curse. They are currently sister-in-laws being Caroline married Stefan shortly before he died and Elena later married Damon after she woke up.
Throughout The Vampire Diaries Series
In Pilot, Caroline first came off as insensitive when she saw Elena Gilbert on the first day of school after Elena's parents had been killed in a car crash. During the back to school party, she found new guy Stefan Salvatore and flirtatiously invited him to go on a walk with her, but was insulted when he rebuffed her advances and showed an interest in Elena. She then told Bonnie Bennett that it was a competition, with Elena. Later Caroline starts dating with Damon, Stefan's brother, who begins to manipulate her and feed on her. Elena noticed the bruises and bite marks on Caroline for the first time and Caroline tried to brush Elena off. Elena confronted Damon, and afterwards he took Caroline away and started to feed on her, mad she had revealed something to Elena. He instantly became mysteriously weakened until Stefan arrived and revealed that he had spiked Caroline's drink with vervain, knowing that was the only way to stop him. Elena came to Caroline's aid and she broke down crying on Elena's shoulder as the stress of her brush with death finally got to her. Caroline grew closer to Elena's ex-boyfriend, Matt, and sought Elena's permission before she began dating him. Elena gave Caroline a vervain necklace to protect her. When Bonnie left town briefly following her grandmother's death, Elena and Caroline grew closer.
Caroline began acting insensitive toward Elena again when they competed for Miss Mystic Falls, however later encouraged her not to drop out and began encouraging her. When Caroline won, Elena was the first one she hugged and was very happy for her.
In Brave New World, Elena was originally reluctant for Damon to heal Caroline with his blood, but later agreed when pushed by Bonnie. Elena and Bonnie covered for Caroline at the carnival. She was shocked when she discovered Caroline was turned into a vampire by Katherine. Elena and Damon argued when he decided to kill Caroline. He later tried to stake Caroline, but Elena stepped between them to save her, and Damon blamed Elena in advance for anyone Caroline kills.
In Memory Lane, Katherine begins using Caroline to spy on Elena and Stefan. When Damon convinces Alaric Saltzman to convince Jenna to host a private mini reunion barbecue party with a couple of her old high school friends supposedly so that Alaric can meet some of her old friends including Mason Lockwood, Caroline tries to distract Elena from the fact that her boyfriend won't answer by dropping hints that a vampire/human relationship wouldn't work including telling her that Stefan supposedly said to Caroline that despite how he felt about Elena every second she was a temptation. He fought the desire for blood every second every day even when she was with him. Elena contemplated what Caroline said as Alaric came to them to tell them dinner was ready.After Caroline played Pictionary with the others, Elena, after waiting for a few hours for a return call and getting a bad feeling, decides to take matters into her own hands and says she's going to go over there to see what's happening. Caroline after trying to discourage her from going including saying she was being a clingy girlfriend she offers her a lift there which Elena happily agrees too. On the way out, Caroline deliberately drops her keys near the back left tire and twist the air valve damaging it enough to produce a slow leak. On the road, Caroline again drops hints that Elena and Stefan should break up. "Why are you being so snippy?" Elena asks. Caroline blames it on her own personal drama, implying her own break up with Matt, but she presses the issue. After Elena changed the subject by turning up the car's mp3 player, Caroline's sabotaged tire blows out and they have to stop the car. It's soon night time and Caroline has made a call to the towing company for them to come and get the car, but it is taking exceedingly long and an antsy Elena wants to call Jenna, presumably to pick them up. Caroline stalls further by saying she will call the tow company again and use her "agro voice". Elena offers to walk the rest of the way but Caroline says they can't leave her car. Elena says they will come back for it but Caroline belays her again. Elena concedes that Caroline is still upset over Matt but not to project it on her Stefan. Caroline denies she is projecting saying.
Elena, stunned ask where her outburst came from. Caroline says she is trying to be her friend but Elena is unappreciative and tells her to stop trying. The tow truck finally approaches and Elena says she is going to walk, but then Caroline grabs her by the arm pleading not to go, but too tightly causing Elena to say she is hurting her. Caroline practically begging says don't leave her alone but she walks off.Later at the Mystic Grill Caroline is in the Grill's lavatory at the sink freshening up in the mirror. Then she hears footsteps and Katherine appears in the reflection. Caroline turns around with trepidation. Katherine is angry because Caroline didn't do exactly what she said and occupy Elena and keep her from returning home and contacting Stefan. Soon after she had a frightening face to face confrontation with Katherine, Elena walks into the Mystic Grill with Stefan. Caroline is there and calls Elena over and she apologizes to Elena about how she acted and what she said. But Elena admits that what Caroline was saying earlier was right but it was hard for her to admit it. Caroline is surprised that Elena is not mad and Elena tells her she was just being a good friend. Caroline apologizes again. Elena wordlessly accepts it and goes over to where Stefan was sitting.
Stefan and Elena have break up when Caroline is listening to their conversation but when they are alone again at Elena's house it is revealed that the breakup was all a ruse put on knowing that Caroline would hear and report back to Katherine. They decide not to tell Damon, who also overheard the false break up to better convince Katherine of its legitimacy.
In Kill or Be Killed, Caroline and Elena are in The Mystic Falls Historical Society Volunteer Day at the function Caroline described to Elena that Elizabeth is all of a sudden "mother of the year" when she was trying to avoid her the most. Then as they begin to paint on what looked like wood stain and/or preservative on a park ground building pillar and a wood water pump. Caroline noted Elena's apparent boredom and says she is just babbling; but Elena encourages her to go on and she does, Caroline saying she was bitchy to her mother which was "...par for the course with us". "Us" meaning vampires.
Elena seemed preoccupied despite what she said so Caroline asked how things were with her and Stefan and if she heard from him "No, not since the fight" Elena lied referring to the "break up" at the Mystic Grill. She tells Caroline that he has been pushing her away from him because a jealous Katherine might hurt her and she doesn't know how to change her mind. Caroline puts down her brush and goes over to say to her that perhaps that Stefan has a point because Katherine is dangerous. Continuing the lie as her best friend looks at her intently Elena says that she knows that Katherine is dangerous and that Stefan is trying to protect her, but it felt like giving up, that they were stronger than that. To that Caroline just shrugs regretfully.
A few minutes later, still applying wood stain to the facilities Caroline notes the longing looks between Elena and Stefan and comments on it to Elena. Elena puts down her brush and says she is going to go talk to him. Caroline tries to talk her out of it but Elena blows past her heading for Stefan frustrating her. As Elena heads for her alleged ex-boyfriend Damon comes up behind Caroline asking what is Elena's problem. "Don't worry about it" Caroline says. He then asks why she was being such a bitch to her mother. "Don't worry about it" she repeats and walks off to finish re-staining the column but tuning her ears to listen in on Stefan and Elena.
Minutes later they are both climbing up to higher ground so Caroline can hear her surroundings better, Caroline picks up the various park sounds, "Oh God" Caroline says "What?" says a befuddled Elena who hadn't heard a thing. Caroline says it was Stefan and Damon and she takes off running but at human speed so Elena can keep up. A few minutes later Mason Lockwood comes up behind them wondering what they were doing there.
Ignoring the question Elena asks where is Stefan, Mason, with a hard face, says he did see him or Damon and walks closer to the two. Elena asks where they are. "You don't need me for that. I'll let your friend sniff them out" he says sardonically to Caroline. Caroline looks at Mason with a hard face as well. "Does your mother know what you are?!?" Mason ask hostilely. Caroline is taken aback that he knows. "I'm happy to tell her" he says. She makes a move about to go into superspeed to attack him, but Caroline stops in her tracks as Mason threatens to snap Elena's neck. Caroline manages to free Elena, and runs immediately to look for Stefan and Damon.
Eventually they come across the cellar of the old slave quarters on the old Lockwood plantation. Caroline listens and hears her own mother say "He's not going to tell us anything. Kill them both!", Elena asks what is going on. Caroline tells her Elizabeth is going to kill them. Elena says "What?" but Caroline restrains her. Caroline is afraid to stop it because her mother will find out about her. Elena, disgusted, ignores her and runs down the stairway leaving a torn Caroline, but just temporarily. She eventually runs down the stairs after Elena who had just hit a sheriff deputy with an old plank trying to stop the killing. The deputy who was hit holds her at gun point, but Caroline, using her superspeed, slams shut a cellar door. Elizabeth asks Elena who else is with her. Around them Caroline uses her superspeed, frightening the cop holding Elena.
Caroline runs behind Elena comes around and defects the gun spinning the terrified cop around, holds him with her powerful arms and starts to rip out his jugular vein with her fangs, then she stops and collects herself and suppresses her game face and she returns to human likeness. "Hi mom." she says. Later Stefan has regained consciousness while Elena comforts him.
That night Caroline comes home to the Salvatore residence with a small travel bag of her mom's clothes apologizing to Elena for being late that she didn't know how long her mom was staying over. Elena tells her that vervain takes about three days or sooner to leave the body. Stefan joins them and Caroline asks if he got some blood in him and he tells her he feels much better. They reach the door way of the cellar the brothers are keeping Elizabeth in. Elena goes after her. Elizabeth doesn't want to see Caroline and she is very sad and leaves the cell, she sits in the living room, Elena leaves again briefly and then offers to take her home.
A crying Caroline tells her that she can't go home. Elena asks "why not?". Tenderly Elena coaches out of her, it is because Katherine is going to be there. She confesses that she will want to know everything that happened that day and also that she had to spy on Elena and report back to Katherine. Elena tells her that she knows and she was so mad at Caroline then she tried to put herself in her position to try to figure out why she would do that to her and Stefan after being such a friend to her. Elena gets up and sits next to her friend. Insightfully she asks "Who did she threaten?", "Matt" Caroline said, saying that she was very scared of Katherine. Elena said she should be, they all should be scared of her. Caroline asks why is Katherine doing this to them. "That's the million dollar question" Elena says. Caroline, despite being many times stronger than Elena, settles in Elena's embrace with her head against her chest feeling safe and falling asleep in the arms of her best friend.
In Plan B, Stefan is trapped in the well full of vervain and Elena calls to Caroline for help. Bonnie and Caroline walked at human speed to the old Lockwood well in the woods. Caroline hears Elena's cries for help. She rushed to her aid at super speed until she reached the well, Elena told Caroline that Stefan was trapped in the well (it was Bonnie who texted him with the location of the moonstone). Caroline made a move to dive down but Elena told her that it was filled with vervain.
Caroline looked for something and found a chain in a neat pile. She took the end of the chain and threw it over the cross bar. A few moments later Elena had tied the end of the chain around her waist like a harness and was getting ready for Caroline to lower her down inside. At that moment Bonnie finally caught up asking what happened saying Caroline just took off in a blur. Caroline explained that she heard Elena screaming and urged Bonnie to help Elena over the lip of the well. They manage to get to Stefan and they rescued him.
In Katerina, in the woods, Elena, who is carrying a big bag, asks Caroline to tell everyone she left school because she wasn't feeling well. She asks her to keep Stefan busy. Caroline is unsure, explaining that she is terrible at lying. Elena points out that Caroline managed to keep her occupied when Katherine asked her, and Caroline explains that she was threatened. Eventually, Elena asks Caroline to promise as her friend not to say anything and Caroline agrees. The pair go down into the tomb and Caroline asks "Are you sure you want to do this?". Elena points out that Katherine is the only person who knows the truth about Klaus. Caroline reminds her that Katherine lies about everything but Elena replies "I can't just sit back and wait. I have to know." Caroline takes off the tomb door and Elena calls after Katherine. Suddenly, Katherine shuffles forward and croaks "Hello, Elena." Elena tells Caroline to leave; pointing out that Katherine can't hurt her as long as she stays on the right side of the door. Caroline leaves hesitantly.In Daddy Issues, after that Caroline is abducted and tortured, Stefan calls Elena to go and accompany Caroline because she needs her. Elena and Bonnie go to her house, saying that they are having a slumber party at her house and Caroline breaks down, crying peak gust both hug her tightly.
In The House Guest, Bonnie, Caroline and Elena decide to have a girls night. Jenna walks in depressed and they soon convince her to stay and join them. Trying to decide what to do, Caroline tells them about the band playing down at the Mystic Grill and they all decide to head on out.
In The Sun Also Rises, Caroline is also seen with Elena, Bonnie, Jeremy, Stefan, Damon and Alaric at Jenna's funeral.
In As I Lay Dying, Caroline tried to help Elena and Jeremy have as normal a day as possible during the screening of Gone with the Wind.
In The Birthday Caroline organizes Elena's party. Caroline also tells her that her mother came across more vampire attacks which was probably Stefan. They begin to organize the party along with Tyler and Elena is shocked that Caroline told Tyler she kissed Damon. Elena and Caroline later find Matt. He ignores Caroline and she tells Elena that he hates her, but Elena corrects her, saying he hates not being with her. Caroline's later insensitive toward Elena but while trying to apologise, they find Damon's bulletin which he was using to track Stefan.
In Disturbing Behavior, Caroline and Bonnie arrive unexpectedly at Elena's. They catch up in the kitchen as Bonnie was away for the summer. Bonnie says her father's side of the family is boring, but Caroline says she would love a normal family after all she's been through. Elena's necklace then burns her and Bonnie, the spell giving off an electric current. At the latest Mystic Falls celebration, Caroline, Bonnie, and Elena are on the outskirts of the event as they try to figure out what's wrong with Elena's necklace.
While Bonnie reads up on an identification spell that she thinks will be useful, Caroline sees seizes the opportunity to question Elena about her motives with Damon and if she's switching Salvatores. Elena says her and Damon are searching for Stefan, nothing more. Caroline explains that if her father can't change her, there's no hope for Damon to change. Bonnie then tells them to look at the necklace that is now floating in the air. That evening, Caroline and Elena continue to speculate about the necklace despite that they're amongst a group of supernatural-hating Founding Family members.
Caroline asks if Stefan ever told Elena where he got the necklace, and Elena says he never mentioned it but that she never asked either. Caroline and Elena rely on Bonnie to discover the truth. Alaric joins the girls as they head toward the door and Damon is mentioned again. Caroline then sees Bill and quickly leaves, unable to speak to him.
Caroline is with Tyler and they start to kiss, but her phone rings and she answers it. Elena tells her there's an emergency. Caroline rushes to save Bill from Damon who is feeding on him. Later Elena has a conversation with Caroline about her feelings for Stefan and Damon.
In The Reckoning, Caroline, Elena, Bonnie, and Tyler plan for Senior Prank Night.In Smells Like Teen Spirit, Caroline, Elena, and Bonnie stand amongst a group of overly excited students outside school. It's their first day of senior year, but they don't look like they're looking forward to it. Caroline decides to accept everything that's happened and encourages Bonnie and Elena. Inside, Elena has just finished talking to Damon on the phone when she sees Caroline putting up fliers for the annual back-to-school bonfire. When Elena admits that she forgot about the bonfire, Caroline instantly begins to try to convince her to go before Elena says she's going anyway.
Tyler kisses Caroline in the middle of her conversation with Elena, and Caroline quickly realizes that something isn't right. Elena spots a blood stain on his shirt, and Caroline leads him into the bathroom. Elena checks the bathroom for eavesdroppers while Tyler explains himself, Elena then leave them alone.
In Our Town, is Caroline's birthday and she's surprised with an enthusiastic Elena, Bonnie, and Matt wishing her a happy birthday. Elena explains that because Caroline ditched school she missed out on their "birthday work of art" displayed on her locker, so they're bringing the party to her. Caroline doesn't try to hide how disinterested she is.
Caroline points out she's frozen and is never going to be eighteen. Bonnie, Elena, Caroline, and Matt walk into a strange old building that's in the middle of the woods. Elena says that instead of a birthday, Caroline needs a funeral in order to mourn her old life and move on. Elena, Matt, and Bonnie list Caroline's human qualities and accomplishments. Bonnie uses her powers to light the candles on Caroline's cake and Elena asks Caroline to make a wish. Later, Elena, Bonnie, Matt, and Caroline are still held up in the creepy building. Caroline is busy on her phone and Elena is skeptical about what she's doing.
Caroline admits that she might have text messaged Tyler. Bonnie defends Caroline and turns on Elena, mad at her for having Damon compel Jeremy to leave town. Matt intervenes and Bonnie leaves. Caroline, Elena, and Matt are laughing at something when Tyler arrives. Tyler apologizes, saying that he doesn't mean to crash the party. Matt doesn't seem impressed that Tyler's there, but Caroline jumps up immediately and is ready to talk to him. Matt says that he just wants Caroline to be happy.In Bringing Out The Dead, Caroline's at the hospital as she waits to check in on Bill after Tyler attacked him. Meredith, who gave Bill the blood that healed him, is unhappy that Bill is ungrateful. She apologizes to Caroline for her attitude. Caroline is hurt to know that Bill was discharged the previous night. She meets Elena down the hall and says Meredith is nice but intense. Caroline calls Bill but hears his phone ringing in a nearby room. Caroline and Elena enter the room and find Bill's dead body.
Elena remembers he has vampire blood in his system just as he wakes up. Caroline looks out for Bill but once he says he's not going to feed, she's flooded with horror. He says he wants to die. At Caroline's house, Caroline suggests to Elena that Klaus may have made Tyler kill Bill, but Elena doubts it. Caroline says she will force her father to feed, but Elena reminds her it isn't his choice. Caroline begins to cry as Matt shows up and hugs her.
In Dangerous Liaisons, Klaus sends Caroline a dress and invites her to the ball that Esther has arranged. She refuses to go but when she and Elena sees Rebekah inviting Matt, she changes her mind.In The Murder of One, Elena goes to the Salvatore boarding house and sees Damon and Rebekah together, she gets upset knowing that they slept together. Angry, she leaves and goes to Caroline's house, where they try a privacy spell with Bonnie.
Damon came up with a plan to try and get Elena out of danger by trying to find a loophole. If one were to stab an Original, all four would fall.
After their plan for kill to an original fails and Bonnie's mother is turned into a vampire, Elena hears the news and the price of saving her, leading her to seek Bonnie who is watching over Abby who is in transition. Caroline asks her to leave, because even though Bonnie is alright since the goal was to save her friend it seems that Bonnie is the one who always gets hurt. Elena decides to leave but asks Caroline to tell Bonnie about her gratitude and love.
In Do Not Go Gentle, Caroline and Elena prepares the 70's dance. Elena follows Caroline's advice and asks Stefan to accompany her to the dance.In Before Sunset, Alaric keeps Caroline hostage to lure Elena to the school. Elena receives a call from Alaric's cell, and she tells them that the joke is not funny. She is startled when she hears Alaric whom she thought was dead. Alaric tells her to come to school and not inform anyone of her whereabouts, otherwise he will kill Caroline. Elena complies with his demands, and finds Caroline held captive in his classroom. Elena tells Alaric to let Caroline go, and he allows Elena to free her. However, Alaric goes against his word, berating Elena for trusting vampires. He goes on a tangent about how Elena's parents joined the Founder's council to protect the town from vampires and that Miranda and Grayson would be disappointed in her for protecting vampires instead. He hands Elena the White Oak Stake and tells her to kill Caroline or else he will and ensure Caroline a painful death. Elena pretends to stake Caroline, but attacks Alaric instead. She sees a cup filled with vervain solution sitting on his desk and splashes it all over his face, giving her enough time to free Caroline. Caroline manages to escape, but Alaric recovers, blocking the classroom door. Later, Caroline and Elena attends the small victory party with Tyler, Bonnie, Matt, and Jeremy where they toast to the loss of Klaus.
In The Departed, Elena returns from Mystic Falls hospital and Caroline takes care of her.
In Memorial, Caroline stops Elena from killing April just before Elena attacks her, Caroline overpowers her and makes her stop. Then she turns it into a teaching moment and tells Elena to compel April to forget that Connor stabbed her and her former babysitter tried to kill her at her dad's funeral.
In The Rager, Caroline and Elena is with Stefan outside the Mystic Falls High School. Caroline asks Stefan if Elena seems a little off balance to him, and Stefan says she's channeling all her emotions into rage and that he used to do it too, as a ripper. Caroline then says that Stefan is good at it, and that he saved her life and now he's saving Elena's. She also says he should write a book and go on the View.
In My Brother's Keeper, Caroline says Elena can't have feelings for Damon since he's Damon and will shake some sense into her head. When talking to Elena, Professor Shane walks up to them and tells them that he's lost. Elena and Caroline feel uneasy about the Professor and continue to rearrange flowers.
At the pageant, Caroline made her disapproval of Elena's newbie vampire confusion of the heart known. Then, she backed off. Elena just wants time to figure out what these intensified feelings for Damon are. They got interrupted by Professor Shane, who's judging the pageant and they thinks it might be creepy that Bonnie is as obsessed with Shane-approved magic as she is. The next morning, Elena had bigger concerns at the moment, like disagreeing with Caroline over whether April should wear a safe blue dress (Caroline's pick) or a more revealing red one (Damon's choice). He remembered she'd worn blue to last year's pageant—which was sweet.In We'll Always Have Bourbon Street, Elena invites her and Bonnie to the Salvatore Boarding House to have a girls' night. Caroline, who was told by Stefan, not to inform Elena on her being sired to Damon until they know it for sure. It's proven true when Elena drinks from a blood bag and is able to keep it down. Elena tells her friends that Damon suggested she try it again and it worked. A few moments later, when Elena gets a text from Damon saying he's with Stefan, Caroline asks that they check-in text now and Elena asks her if Caroline would mind laying off on all the hate. Caroline and Elena later get into an argument about Damon and Elena tells Bonnie and Caroline that she thinks she's falling in love with Damon. Caroline then blurts out that she isn't falling in love with Damon and that's she sired to him. Angry at this, Elena orders her friends to leave. When she opens the door, she sees Kimberley and Adrian, two hybrids, standing at the door and they take Caroline to a stable area, where they torture her. They found Caroline, and Kim was ready to make her power play in front of the unsired pack. She was about to stake Caroline when Elena said to torture her instead since Klaus wants so badly to keep her alive. Kim moved toward Elena, and Tyler broke free and threatened to rip her heart out. With his hand in her body, he told her and the pack that they have to work together if they want to live freely or they'd all die. Kim apologized and the rest of the pack joined her in kneeling before Tyler, who is officially the alpha. At Salvatore Mansion, Caroline and Elena hugged it out, and Bonnie told them that Shane is teaching her "expression." Elena told Caroline she'd tell Stefan about her having slept with Damon, but she just needed to figure out some stuff first.
In After School Special, Elena, Caroline, and Stefan had all been compelled. The rules: they answer her questions honestly, no disobedience, and no one leaves. Rebekah needed a quick update on what she's missed. She couldn't understand why, if Stefan would do anything to save Elena, even take the cure himself so he could grow old and die with her, they were still vampires. Rebekah sensed that the reminder of Stefan's devotion to Elena made everyone comfortable, and Caroline finally blurted out that they'd broken up. This situation had to be perpetual teen Rebekah's dream. She demanded to know what had happened. "She slept with Damon," Stefan said. Elena glared at Caroline. Caroline could barely look at her.
In Down the Rabbit Hole, Caroline got a phone call from Elena that she needs help getting sword from Klaus and came to know that Shane tricked them all. Caroline accepted that she can find the sword from Klaus' Attic as Klaus is under the Spell of Bonnie.
In Stand By Me, Caroline was cleaning Kol's burnt mark when she got shock to see Elena arrives and Stefan carrying Jeremy's body home.
As Bonnie told Matt, Caroline, and Elena what she needed to do, we flashed back to Shane telling Bonnie on the island: So Qetsiyah knew Silas would want to die and be with his true love, so she created "the Other Side" -- a purgatory for all supernatural beings -- insuring that if he did die, he'd end up there forever. So Silas needs Bonnie to get rid of the Other Side. If she drops the veil, then ALL the supernatural creatures who've ever died since the Other Side was created will be back, including Grams and Jeremy. Shane told Bonnie she would do this. Caroline, of course, immediately said this was crazy talk, and Matt agreed. Bonnie fought with them and Elena just stared ahead.
Caroline was seen later seen when Elena became upset and was about to burn the house. Caroline freaked out on Elena's emotion and became scared of her attitude. Caroline also felt deep grief when she saw Elena mourning over Jeremy's death and said she had no one left in the house.In Bring It On, Caroline is shown at the Salvatore Boarding House because their showers are vervain-free. She thinks Elena should come back to school and Elena wants back in the cheerleading squad. Caroline realizes that since Damon turned off Elena's humanity, the sire bond that connected Damon to Elena is no longer in effect. At the cheerleading competitions, Caroline sees that Elena is feeding on the competition and forbids her to compete but Elena doesn't listen to her. During the routine, she fails to catch Caroline, who falls with a major thud on the pad, it's enough to make Stefan and Caroline suspicious of this new Gilbert. Later, Elena throws a big party at the Salvatore house and Caroline is happy to see Elena having fun. While Caroline is dancing with Stefan, Elena tells them they look good together. Then a battle in the woods between new Elena and Caroline, after Elena hurt her mother. Elena tells Caroline that she should turn off her humanity as well so she would stop whining about how Tyler left and won't have to feel guilty about the dirty thoughts she has of Klaus. Caroline whom has been a vampire for a year was easily out beaten by Elena whom recently became a vampire and had training from Alaric. Elena nearly killed her until Stefan and Damon saved her. Stefan told Caroline that they can't give up on Elena.
In Pictures of You, Caroline gets ready for Prom with Bonnie helping her dress shopping. When Elena arrives at the store, Elena saw Caroline's dress and planned on stealing it. Caroline finally made her entrance in a beautiful beaded gown. Stefan swept Caroline away for a dance before she could really lay into Elena. She is, after all, supposed to be killing Elena with kindness, not simply killing her.In She's Come Undone, Caroline and Elena appears in an imagination that Damon made Elena to see in order to turn her humanity back on. Caroline is asking her to help her with her valedictorian speech as they walk towards Damon.
Later, Caroline confronts Stefan about torturing Elena, telling him that she wants to see her. Caroline is not happy about the way Stefan and Damon want to deal with Elena, so she asks Stefan to let her talk to Elena. She is convinced that Elena can't hurt her because she hasn't fed for days and she's weak. In the cellar, where Elena is kept, Stefan wishes Caroline good luck and then he leaves them alone. Caroline gives Elena small bottle of vervain-free blood, which Elena accepts and quickly drinks.
Caroline tells Elena that she doesn't agree with Salvatore brothers torturing her. Of course, she wants Elena to turn her emotions back on, but she thinks that they shouldn't make her suffer. She tells Elena that this emotionless version of her is not who she is. Elena asks Caroline: "What makes you such an expert on who I am?" while playing with the empty bottle. "Because we've been friends for ever," in Caroline's answer. When Elena tells her that she should move on, Caroline grabs the rotting bottle, saying that she's not giving up on Elena.
In The Walking Dead, Caroline had Elena helping her out with graduation announcements and she was completely against the idea of her killing Katherine.
Elena had informed Caroline that she wouldn't apologize for all the horrible things she did to her to her because then she'd have to feel bad about everything she'd done when her humanity was off.
In I Know What You Did Last Summer, Elena and Caroline head to college together, leaving Jeremy and Damon to take care of themselves. Once Elena and Caroline arrive at their dorm, they realize that they've got another roommate. Megan, is a complete annoyance to Caroline whose masterful attempt to bully her into leaving results in her getting a mouthful of vervain. Elena is initially okay with sharing the space with the third girl – until she learns she might be a vampire hunter.
Trying to blend into their college surroundings, Elena and Caroline try to crash a party. The catch is, without an invitation, the two vampires can't exactly get inside. Before they're able to pull off a ruse to get an invite, the suspected vampire hunter is thrown out of an upper story window, clearly having been killed by a vampire. The police suspiciously rule it a suicide, but nervous Caroline and Elena steal Megan's phone in a move that could land them in some trouble with the authorities.
Later, Caroline receives a voice mail from Tyler which tells her that he can't return to her because he is still helping a pack of wolves in Tennessee and she begins to cry sadly. Elena asks if she's okay, and Caroline says yes and "I'm really glad that you're here"In True Lies, Caroline and Elena talk about the tribute the college students pay to Megan. She believes they are very dramatic. Elena asks her for Tyler to which she replies that he has deferring from enrolling and deferring from returning her phone calls, so she's deferring from having sex with him ever again. Elena tells her that Megan's death was dictated as a suicide and that the person who gave the dictum is covering about vampires, she also explains that this person is Professor Wes Maxfield and she changed some of their classes in order to be in the classes of that teacher.
Caroline at first didn't agree, because she wanted to be in intro to communication, get drunk and make bad decisions about boys, but Elena convinces her, saying that in any case they will have lots of fun.
Caroline at first didn't agree, because she wanted to be in intro to communication, get drunk and make bad decisions about boys, but Elena convinces her, saying that in any case they will have lots of fun.
They arrive to the classroom of Micro Biology and meet Jesse, who immediately puts his attention on Caroline and asks her how she, who is only freshman is in that class, to which Caroline answers that she loves Micro Biology and that it is her favorite biology. Jesse asks if she's going to the bonfire in the night and Elena tells him that Caroline will be there. At that time the teacher Wes Maxfield enters and starts his class. Elena tells Caroline that Jesse is cute, interested and most importantly, unlike Tyler, he's there. They continue talking, but are disrupted by the teacher and when they can't answer his questions, he kicks them out, as he knows exactly they are freshman and have no place in this class.
Elena and Jesse are talking when Damon arrives and hits Jesse, believing that he is working for Silas. Jesse faints and Caroline enters, upset with Damon with Damon for knocking Jesse out.
The next day, Caroline says goodbye to Elena because Elena goes in search of Stefan. She also has learned of the death of Bonnie's father and tells Elena to let her know when she hears from Bonnie.
In For Whom the Bell Tolls, Caroline is talking on the phone with Elena about Stefan and his loss of memory, Caroline tells her that she is studying hard to learn more about it and also to try to impress Dr. Maxfield, so she can get closer to him and find out why he covered up their roommate's murder by a vampire, and it's also possible that she has a study buddy, Jesse.
Caroline and Elena after learning of the death of Bonnie attending the funeral made to honor her in the company of Damon, Matt and Tyler. They are very sad and cry uncontrollably, sharing a hug.
In Death and the Maiden, Caroline and Elena are present in the moment that Bonnie is resurrected, they are very happy and Caroline immediately reminds Bonnie will be their roommate in college.In Dead Man on Campus, Caroline and Elena are organizing a party at the University for the return of Bonnie and for all the good events recent as Silas dead. They are very excited about this party until when Caroline gets a call from Jesse, he tells them that he has been turned into a vampire by the professor Wes in an experiment. Caroline and Elena are proposed to help Jesse in his new vampire life and teach his new skills.
At the party, Caroline talks to Elena about Damon, Elena tells to her that Damon is with Wes making him questions about his experiments, Caroline assures to Elena that Damon going kill to Wes, Elena is disagree but Caroline takes the opposite.
Later, Caroline arrives at the laboratory of professor Maxfield and finds Jesse on the floor because he has received a stake through his heart by Elena because he was attacking Damon, Caroline is very sad about this and begs him to resist but Jesse dies in her arms, she is very upset with Elena for this.
Later Caroline is talk with Elena and she apologizes with her, Caroline tells Elena that to be with Damon has changed her and that the day that she stop telling the truth what her think about Damon that will be the day they stop being best friends.
In The Cell, after Caroline heard that Stefan and Katherine were kissing, she left a message to Elena to call immediately.
In 500 Years of Solitude, Caroline is very excited about the break up between Damon and Elena. She and Bonnie prepared a breakfast break for Elena but then receive a call from Stefan who informs them that Katherine is dying.
Later, Caroline, Elena and Bonnie arrive to the Salvatores' house and Damon, Jeremy and Matt are celebrating the imminent death of Katherine, they joined to the others and start to drink too. Later Nadia appears, she is looking for help to carry out a plan to save Katherine's life but nobody want to help, so she threat them telling that she has kidnapped to Matt locked in the safe where Stefan was.
In Total Eclipse of the Heart, Caroline who is still unaware of Elena being possessed by Katherine invites her to the Bitter Ball and becomes curious when she invites Stefan for the party.
In No Exit, Caroline along with Stefan realizes that Elena has been possessed by Katherine the whole time.
In Gone Girl, Caroline informs the gang about Elena being possessed by Katherine and plans for the next step to save Elena.
In While You Were Sleeping, Caroline searches for the Ripper Virus cure for Elena and finds out that Elena's blood contains werewolf venom extracted from Nadia's blood. Caroline along with Stefan and Enzo strike a deal with the travelers in exchange for the cure for Elena.
In Resident Evil, Caroline is shown getting ready in her dorm room when Elena wakes up suddenly after dreaming about Stefan. When Caroline questions Elena responds that everything is fine. They both arrive at the Mystic Grill to meet Caroline's mother. Elena starts to have visions again about Stefan, and Caroline interrupts. Elena tells her about having visions again and Caroline gets a call from Stefan stating the same about Elena. Elena tries to call Damon to inform him about it, but when he avoids her call, Caroline rings Enzo and informs him and Damon about the visions seen by Elena and Stefan. Later, Elena and Caroline arrive at Salvatore house and Caroline goes into the library with Enzo to avoid the awkward situation between Elena and Damon. Caroline along with Enzo is shown to be eavesdropping the conversation between Damon and Elena.
In What Lies Beneath, Stefan and Elena try to hide from travelers and decide to go to Caroline's Father cabin, when they arrive to the cabin, they start to talk, Caroline receives to them telling them that they don't need invitation to enter now that Bill is dead, she suspects that Elena and Stefan are hiding something to her but Stefan hands Caroline a couple of bags to take inside, she's suspicious but laughs it off, Caroline takes the bags inside, she walks out onto the porch and observes them, eavesdropping. Caroline sees that Elena and Stefan are fiddling and she tells them that for a couple of doppel-targets, they seem to be taking this all in stride. Elena and Stefan carry supplies inside.
Caroline and Damon are talking, Caroline seems to be upset because she thinks that something is going on between Stefan and Elena again, then then Elena and Stefan enter to the cabin, they were getting firewood out of the shed together, they seem to be very suspicious and Stefan leaves, Elena immediately follows him, and then Damon speaks in a low voice to Caroline, telling her that's time to the games begin.Later on in the night, while Luke sits outside on the porch, Stefan, Elena, Damon and Caroline play charades inside. Elena mimes while Stefan tries to guess, Caroline is serious and thoughtful, she seems to be upset with Stefan and Elena. Damon decides that's time to play "never have I ever", Elena not agree but Caroline is enthusiastic about the idea, they begin to play and drink, after many drinks Caroline says that she never have she ever kissed a Salvatore brother today, making an indirect to Stefan and Elena, they all are in an awkward silence, she asks if they are going to drink or not, Elena ask to her if she is implying something but Stefan interrupts saying he wants to do another round, Damon say that never have he ever lied about where Enzo is, they all look around at each other in silent. Caroline ask what is going on and Stefan says that nothing. Damon and Stefan start arguing and Elena says that she is drunk and wants to go to sleep, she leaves. Caroline and Elena go to the forest to look for Luke, Caroline continuous upset because Stefan and Elena decided to hide the truth to her about Enzo, Elena realizes it but Caroline tells that she isn't upset that she is just looking for Luke who was there to protect to her and Stefan, who's now missing because she and Stefan lied about where Enzo was, and now the Travelers can find them, do their spell, and wipe them all off the face of the earth. Elena tells her that she was worried that if Damon found out, Caroline interrupts to her saying upset that she isn't like Damon who kill a bunch of innocent people, so the fact that she lied to her about it makes less sense. Elena tells her that she just didn't want to put her in an awkward position but Caroline tells that it would be better, than her suspicions about Stefan and Elena. Elena ask to her where did that even come from but Caroline tells that she hasn't idea, Elena ask if she are over it and Caroline responds that yes, they continue looking for Luke.
In Home, Stefan's body lies on a couch and Caroline cries over his body. Elena rushes in, followed by Damon. Elena notices Stefan's body and she is shocked to see it, Caroline start talking to them telling that she didn't know where to bring him, and that she just couldn't leave him outside. Damon looks at Stefan's body, disconcerted, Caroline in pleading tone ask to them if Bonnie has a plan, that she said that she could bring people back, them don't say anything and she ask to them to tell her that Bonnie can bring Stefan back, Damon tells her that they will bring him back. Damon starts getting Stefan's body while Elena and Caroline help, Stefan is looking to them in the other side.Later, Liv and Luke are trying to escape, Elena stops them on the front and Caroline on the back of the car, Liv gets out of the car and walks towards Elena and Caroline walks towards the front of the car, Elena and Liv start to talk and Elena tells her that Stefan is dead, Liv looks at Elena and then at Caroline, she sighs and looks back at Elena, Elena tells her that they has a plan to kill Markos and The travelers but Liv and Luke tells them that they can't help them because is dangerous for them, Caroline tells him that Stefan saved his life but Liv tells her that they can't risk it, Caroline use her super-speeds and snaps Luke's neck, his body falls in street, Liv is shocked and Caroline tells her that her brother's officially on the Other Side, that forcing her to do the spell. Caroline and Elena are still with Liv, she is talking with Damon on the phone, she is asking her for the map, Matt takes a picture of the map with his phone and sends it to Caroline. Back on the street, Caroline receives the picture as Liv puts her brother's dead body in the car they were driving. They continue talking about their plan that is reunite travelers and kill them all in a bomb.
Later, Elena back from the other side, Caroline is happy to see her but Elena isn't happy because Bonnie forces her to return and Damon is still in the other side.
Caroline and Elena are seen for the last time with Stefan, Tyler, and Alaric watching to Bonnie who is preparing to disappear with the other side.
In I'll Remember, While Caroline is on a picnic with her mom outside town, Elena calls her to inform her that she's picking her up for the football game tomorrow. Liz urges Caroline to spend some time with Elena. Caroline thinks it's weird that Elena hasn't grieved for Damon at all.
Later on the road, Caroline finds Elena feeding from a girl and losing control. Caroline starts freaking out. The girl takes the opportunity to run. Elena tries to follow her, but gets stopped by the Mystic Falls barrier. Caroline realizes Elena is the "Border Lurker." Elena tells Caroline about the herbs, saying she tried grieving Damon but it didn't work. Caroline tells Elena she needs a better way to deal. She then goes to call her mom to inform her about Elena.
In Yellow Ledbetter, during the ride that Caroline has with Enzo, Elena calls Caroline explaining her about her decision to forget her love for Damon. Caroline first objects to the plan but then tells her to do what's best for her.
Later, Caroline cries after her fight with Stefan in her car. She tries to pull herself together when Elena calls. A compelled Elena tells her that she feels like things are taking a turn for the better and is ready to go to a party. Caroline offers to come spend the night in the dorms, then Elena tells Caroline that she loves her and Caroline's response is "I love you too", then they hangs up the phone.
In Welcome to Paradise, Elena throws an end-of-summer party by a river near Whitmore in an attempt to bring some fun into her friends' lives. Caroline and Elena share a moment together and Elena suggests to Caroline that she meet another guy, besides Tyler or Klaus. Elena attempts to help Caroline and Liam hook up at the party, but Liam ends up kissing Elena instead. Elena and Liam's sudden kiss has no effect on Caroline however, being Caroline hadn't talked with Liam yet.
In The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get, Elena and Caroline are busy trying to save Damon and Enzo from Tripp Cooke killing them. While trying to stay safe away from the anti-magic border around and outside Mystic Falls, Elena absentmindedly responds to Caroline's ideas of safety as they try to secure the roads around Mystic Falls. However, Elena randomly tells Caroline that she wants her memories of loving Damon back, which slightly surprise Caroline given the current, dire situation. Later on, Caroline and Elena meet back up together once the situation with Alaric, Tripp, Damon and Enzo is solved. Caroline breaks the news to Elena that Josette Laughlin, Alaric's former fiancée, saved Alaric from nearly dying. Elena wasn't sure what the problem was at first, but then Caroline revealed that Alaric was no longer a vampire and was now a human, which meant that Elena's erased-memories, thanks to Alaric's compulsion, were completely gone.
In Do You Remember the First Time?, Caroline and Elena met up to have lunch together outside on the campus ground to discuss Elena's awkward reunion with Damon. After Elena admits to Caroline that she no longer loved Damon, Caroline advised her to carry on with her life and that she moved on the bigger and better things (college, Liam, etc.). Elena seems grateful and takes Caroline's advice shortly before Caroline needs to run off to take care of her own personal business with her mother and Stefan.
In Fade Into You, in order to try and make the holidays seem normal, Elena and Caroline host Thanksgiving (or their version of it called "Friendsgiving") with their Whitmore college friends. However, instead of the night being a normal holiday dinner, Elena and Caroline find out the history of the Parker family and the Gemini Coven's dealings with Kai Parker, Jo Laughlin's unstable twin brother. The night ends terribly with Jo nearly dying being she was linked to Kai's life and Liam finding out that Elena was a vampire. However, Caroline sadly watched Elena compel Liam to forget his feelings for her and to forget that she was a vampire in order to keep him safe.
In Christmas Through Your Eyes, although they don't spend Christmas together, Bonnie remembers a previous year when she spent an event related to Christmas with Caroline and Elena.
In Prayer For the Dying, when Caroline's plan to save her mother from dying from cancer, Elizabeth Forbes' cancer is only sped up, which complicates things for Caroline. Elena attempts to help Caroline, along with Stefan and Damon, by sticking with Liz in the hospital until Josette Laughlin, Alaric's witch fiancée, comes up with a solution to Liz's problem. However, since vampire blood is no cure for cancer, Caroline and Elena witness Kai Parker, Jo's psychotic twin brother who happened to be a siphoner, literally suck Caroline's vampire blood, being vampire blood is magic, out of Liz's system. Elena and Caroline are both relieved that Liz will live to see another day, but are still upset that Liz's death from cancer is inevitable.
In Stay, Caroline's mother enters a coma during her last hours combating cancer. Elena stays by Caroline and Liz's side in the hospital as Caroline is forced to say goodbye to her dying, comatose mother.
In Let Her Go, Caroline tasks her friends, including Elena, with preparations for Liz Forbes' funeral. Elena spends the day with her friends as they say goodbye to Caroline's mother. Both Caroline and Elena are upset as the funeral comes to a close. However, Elena notices that Caroline starts to act strange and eventually figures out that Caroline plans on switching off her humanity switch. Elena tries to convince Caroline that switching off her humanity was a bad idea and that it never solved anything, especially since Elena was forced to switch off her humanity and deal with the consequences of her actions when it came back on, back in Season Four. It appears Elena has gotten through to Caroline and they share a heartfelt hug in Caroline's vestibule. However, Caroline in tears says that switching off her humanity is her own decision to make and she snaps Elena's neck, knocking her out and switches off her humanity switch.
In The Downward Spiral, Elena is mad and afraid of the new Caroline after her friend switched off her humanity. However, Caroline surprises everyone when she shows a semi-logical side to her newfound personality. Caroline asks her friends to give her a year with no humanity and in return, she wouldn't recklessly kill anyone being Stefan and Elena did it when their humanities were off. However, after going to a party with Stefan, Bonnie, and Elena shortly following her to the party, Stefan attempts to get across to the original Caroline, Caroline becomes angry with him and storms off. In revenge against Stefan for trying to switch on her humanity, Caroline learns of Sarah Nelson, his distant biological relative and she kidnaps her. Caroline threatens to kill Stefan's niece and Elena is forced to save Sarah's life from Liam Davis as Stefan desperately tries to get through to Caroline and her humanity. Elena is distraught and shocked when Stefan calls Elena and says that he is being forced to shut off his humanity switch, thanks to Caroline. Stefan asks Elena to bring him back before shutting his eyes as well as his humanity switch. Elena is now forced to deal with Caroline and Stefan shutting off their humanities.
In Because, Stefan's humanity is switched back on and Elena is asked to help him get through to Caroline's humanity. After pretending to still have his humanity switch off, Elena pretends to try and get through to Stefan and then attempts to get through to Caroline. However, Caroline insults Elena by calling her a hypocrite after her attempts to try and turn on her humanity. After Elena attempts to get through to Caroline by showing her a letter from Liz, Caroline snaps at Elena that she doesn't care and asks Stefan to burn the letter. After much hesitation, Stefan burns the letter and Elena screams 'no!' As it starts to burn. Later on, Damon and Elena attempt to get through to Caroline once again and Caroline in return insults their inability to have a normal life together as a normal couple, which upsets Elena and infuriates Damon.
In I'll Wed You in the Golden Summertime, while keeping busy by helping prepare for Alaric and Jo's wedding, Caroline makes amends with her friends and one of those friends is Elena. She apologizes to Elena for the things she said to her while her humanity was off and Elena immediately forgives her for it. Their friendship is now repaired as they help prepare for Alaric and Jo's wedding. However, during the wedding, Kai Parker and the newly-discovered vampire-witch hybrid-family that Lily Salvatore raised, show up and kill Jo and the rest of her Gemini Coven family, things take a turn for the worst as Elena is knocked out unconscious.
In I'm Thinking Of You All The While, it is learned that Elena was spelled into a permanent sleeping coma until Bonnie dies a natural death. This was carried out by Kai Parker and the Heretics in revenge against Bonnie for leaving them in their Prison World. Caroline is forced to share a heartbreaking goodbye scene with Elena, inside Elena's mind. Caroline, along with Bonnie, say goodbye to Elena before letting their friends seal away Elena's body until she can be awoken again. This begins Caroline's lifelong separation from being with Elena.
In I Was Feeling Epic Elena reunites with Caroline and tells her that Stefan got Caroline's message and confessed his everlasting love for Caroline before passing out.
- Both Caroline and Elena are/were vampires and were both turned by Damon's blood.
- Caroline was smothered to death with a pillow by Katherine in The Return. She completed her transformation by drinking from a blood bag in Brave New World.
- Elena was drowned by Rebekah in The Departed. She completed her transformation by drinking from a guard in Growing Pains.
- They were both turned to serve some sort of purpose to an Original.
- Katherine killed Caroline for Klaus to use as the vampire in the sacrifice.
- Rebekah killed Elena because her life was linked to Alaric's and she needed to kill him to protect her family.
- They are best friends with Bonnie. They are also each best friends and wives with a Salvatore brother.
- Damon is Elena's best friend and husband.
- Stefan was Caroline's best friend and husband (before his death).
- They were briefly enemies in season four like they originally were in the novels.
- They have both dated Matt, Damon and Stefan.
- Caroline married Stefan in We're Planning a June Wedding.
- Elena married Damon in I Was Feeling Epic.
- They both dated and had sex with Matt Donovan, Damon Salvatore, and Stefan Salvatore.
- They both had kissed and/or briefly dated Liam Davis.
- Their mothers Liz and Miranda were very close friends.
- In the books, Elena is more like Caroline in the series.
- Both of them have already kissed an Original.
- Elena kissed Elijah Mikaelson.
- Caroline kissed Klaus Mikaelson.
- Both of them, at least once, turned off their humanity. Elena turned her humanity off in Season Four. Caroline turned her humanity off in Season Six.
- They seem to become enemies when either one shuts their humanity switch off.
- They both turned their humanities off due to the deaths of their loved ones.


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At the risk of sounding like a stuck record, we have to point readers to yet another updated report on the state of the desktop graphics market. The scores are in for fanboys from both sides. Despite the generally optimistic outlook many of us had about the Radeon HD 3800 series, these cards failed to halt NVIDIA as it plowed to gain a massive 71% of the discrete graphics card market in the fourth quarter of 2007.
Overall, the desktop market has actually grown quite spectacularly, so all those doomsayers predicting the end of PC gaming may just have to wait a while longer. A small decrease in total revenue however from the third to fourth quarter hints that the growth is likely fueled by a drop in prices, the timing of which suggests that the arrival of the popular and attractively priced GeForce 8800 GT may have been the catalyst for this growth. If true, it's a pretty big sign of the market potential of consumers genuinely wanting more graphics horsepower at more sane prices instead of the super high-end stuff that costs more than an average console or even whole PC systems.
The arrival of the mid-range GeForce 9600 GT will go a long way towards pulling in the mainstream consumer. Although 'mainstream', we have seen it do quite decently in the latest games, provided that you're not overly ambitious. The 256-bit memory bus and 512MB frame memory certainly helps raise the bar on what constitutes mainstream and while ATI's Radeon HD 3800 series is capable of matching the newcomer on performance, prices have to be adjusted to stay competitive. Consumers will definitely benefit from this, though we can't say the same for ATI's (AMD) revenue.
In any case, even after our recent shootout involving a number of GeForce 9600 GT cards, there have been new review units coming our way, so without further ado, here's a slightly overclocked GeForce 9600 GT from MSI:
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Book a flight to Kozhikode with Qatar Airways
Book a flight to Kozhikode, better known as Calicut, "City of Truth", and discover a prosperous town in India's southern Kerala region where Arab, Chinese and East African traders once converged.
Once capital of the powerful Zamorins (rulers), Kozhikode sits on the stunning Malabar Coast, and the region has experienced some dramatic changes through the years. The whiff of history lingers in the lanes, bazaars and business hubs of the city. Lush green countryside, serene beaches, archaeological sites, hills and bird sanctuaries make Kozhikode a popular destination.
Fly to Kozhikode with Qatar Airways, for an unmissable encounter with India's romantic south.
Kozhikode highlights
Beaches include Vasco Da Gama's landfall; nature beckons, in the form of waterfalls and rapids at Thusharagiri and Kozhippara; and don't forget to visit the temples of Tali and Lokanarkavu; welcome to Kozhikode.
Tourist attractions
Start with Kozhikode's exquisite coastline, with its many and varied beaches. There is the old lighthouse and crumbling piers of Calicut Beach. Dolphins occasionally frolic off Beypore's coast. Another historic light house rests on the remains of a shipwreck at Thikkoti. And then there is the rock-studded Kappad Beach. This is where, in 1498, an expedition led by Portuguese explorer Vasco Da Gama became the first Europeans since the Roman era, to set foot on Indian soil.
The city also boasts several 14th-century temples, such as Tali Temple, which can be found in the heart of Kozhikode Town, around 1km east of the railway station. It is a remarkable combination of laterite (hard red clay) and intricately carved wood. Another imposing temple is the 1,500-year-old Lokanarkavu at Memunda.
Pazhassi Raja Museum and Art Gallery is home to a sizeable collection of historical artefacts, and Krishna Menon Museum exhibits multiple works from celebrated artist Raja Ravi Varma.
Leisure activities
Water sports at Payyoli Beach; boating at the eco-friendly Sarovaram Bio Park; and river-rafting through the awe-inspiring falls of Thusharagiri and Kozhippara. These are just the start of your southern Indian adventure. Instead of rafting, consider pulling on your walking shoes and taking a nature-trek through either Thusharagiri or Kozhippara.
If nature is close to your heart, you can see herons, whimbrels, gulls and a host of other migratory birds at the Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary, between December and April.
Ayurvedic healing (a holistic alternative-medical treatment) is prominent in Kozhikode and you can book yourself in for a full check-up at one of the city's many Ayurveda centres.
Cuisine in the Malabar region is mildly flavoured and delicately spiced, and you will find most dishes to be subtler than in many other parts of India. You should try Kozhikode biryani, which is delicately spiced mutton or chicken with fragrant rice. Other local specialties include spiced mussels and alisa (chicken and chamba wheat).
You will find local halwa and banana chips at bakeries across the city, available in a range of different flavours.
Don't miss the opportunity to enjoy a traditional breakfast at one of Kozhikode's hotels. Idli (fluffy rice pancakes) and puttu (a grated coconut and rice-powder dish) are popular choices.
You will find many local markets and shops selling hand-crafted souvenirs when you travel to Kozhikode. Replicas of traditional wooden boats are a typical Kozhikode souvenir. Sweetmeat Street is a great place to find gifts.
The khadhi (homespun cotton) centres in Calicut specialise in khadi and silk, but are also renowned for their rosewood carvings and buffalo-horn artefacts. Three prominent ones are Khadi Grama Soubhagya Kozhikode, Khadi Emporium and Khadi and Village Industries.
Court Road Market is a great place to buy spices or simply soak up the fragrant atmosphere. Hi-tech shopping malls are also springing up in abundance, across the city.
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Are you planning to marry an Igbo woman and wondering about how much the bride price and traditional engagement list will cost? Then, forget everything they told you that you can't afford to marry an Igbo woman because most are lies. The Igbo traditional engagement list for marriage is not as overwhelming as people tend to make it, as you can see below. In this post, you will find out the things that make up the customary Igbo engagement and bride price list for traditional marriage, which is one of the most stress areas for a groom-to-be who is about to marry an Igbo woman. This will give you all the information you kneed to estimate or know how much your Igbo traditional marriage ceremony would cost. Read on.
*NOTE: The aim of providing this sample Igbo engagement list is to guide you in budgeting, and please do not buy them until you officially ask and receive it from your in-laws – that is the Igbo custom. Note also that the list varies slightly (slightly) from one Igbo village to another. Read on to see the items/ gifts the groom is required to present for the Igbo traditional marriage list – there are 4 categories of gifts.
#1: Gifts for the Umu Ada (Igbo Traditional Engagement List Items)
In English, umu-ada means daughters. In this case, the gifts for the 'umu ada' would be shared among all the grown daughters in the bride's extended family.
- Wrappers (George or Abada/ Ankara – brands such as Vlisco Hollandais, ABC English wax, Hitarget wax, super wax, Nigerian Wax, etc.)
- Igbo-style lace blouses
- Igbo Ichafu scarfs, also known as Gele headties (assorted styles and colours)
- Shoes and bags (assorted designs and colours)
- Jewelry (wrist watches, earrings, necklaces and rings in either gold, silver, gold plated/ GL)
- Toiletries (bath soaps, body creams, washing detergents, perfumes and so on)
- Beverages
- Drinks (malt and soft drinks)
- Lump-sum cash gift
RELATED: Latest Igbo Traditional Wedding Attire for Brides
#2: Gifts for the Umunna (Igbo Engagement List)
The items in this category will be shared among the males/ heads of the extended family of the bride to be.
- Kola nuts
- Palm wine (in gallons/ jerry cans)
- Bottles of hot drinks
- Cartons of assorted drinks (malt, soft drinks and beer)
- Tobacco snuff
- Cigarettes (rolls)
- Goat (1)
- Lump-sum cash gift
SEE ALSO: 5 Stunning Igbo Grooms Shirt and Wrapper Attire
#3: General Gifts (Nmepe Uzo)
In English language, "nmepe uzo' or 'Imepe Uzo' means 'to open the door'.
- Bride price – Negotiable
- Cartons of star brand of beer (2)
- Cartons of Guinness stout (2)
- Cartons of malt (2)
- Crates of soft drinks (6)
- Bottles of hot drinks/whiskey (3)
- Tubers of yam (30)
- Bags of rice (2)
- Bags of salt (2)
- Onions (30)
- Palm oil (one 10 or 25 liters gallon)
- Groundnut oil (25 liters)
- Kerosene (1 gallon)
- Stockfish (1 basin)
- Meat – goat leg (2)
- Bread (25 loaves)
- Tins of Tomatoes (1 carton)
- Tins of Milk (1 carton)
- Tablet soap bars (1 carton)
- Talc face powder – big size: Saturday night powder or morning rose powder (20)
- Tobacco snuff (20 heads)
- Cigarettes (10 packets)
- Big basins (2)
- 5 sets of (George or Abada such as Vlisco Hollandais, super wax, HiTarget, ABC, Nigerian Wax, George)
- Igbo style lace blouses (2)
- Igbo Ichafu scarfs/ Gele headtie (2)
- Wristwatches (2 or more)
- Gold necklaces (2 or more)
- Large suitcase (1)
- Lamp / Lantern (1)
- Umbrella (3)
#4: Cash Gifts (During the Ime-Ego/ Bride Price Ceremony)
These are symbolic cash gifts – the groom and his family may negotiate each one down. These include:
- Money to bring down the pot from the fire (in Igbo: ego nfotu ite) – N1,000
- Money to open the wine keg (ego ncha kishi udu or in some Igbo dialects, ego nkwupu udu) – N1,000
- Money for in-laws (ego ogo cherem) – N50,000 (Ogo cherem literally means 'in-law, wait for me. One of our readers, Chinelo, says it also means 'the money my in-laws presented to me').
- Money for maternity bill (ego maternity) – N1,000
- Money for the village chief (ego onye eze) – N1,500
- Lump-sum cash (ogwe ego) – N5,000
This post is part 2 of a 4-post series on the Igbo traditional marriage process (a guide for grooms), and you can check out the other articles in the series:
- Part 1: Overview of the entire Igbo traditional marriage ceremony
- Part 3: Everything You Should Know About Igba Nkwu (Wine Carrying) Process
- Part 4: Answers to Top Questions About Igbo Traditional Wedding
How Much Will My Igbo Engagement List Cost?
The total cost of buying all the items in your Igbo traditional marriage list is what it will cost you, and the amount to budget. The only way to find out is to take that list to the market and ask for prices. Add up all the costs to get the totals. Since the price of items in Nigeria differs from place to place, it will not be correct to quote any particular bulk price as the general cost of an Igbo traditional engagement list.
I also usually get asked 'how much will my Igbo traditional wedding cost?'. To estimate how much your traditional marriage, add up the cost of the engagement list items with catering cost (food and drinks) at the marriage introduction/ traditional wedding
When is the Right Time to Present the Igbo Engagement List and Go For the Marriage Introduction?
If your girlfriend said yes to your marriage proposal, the next thing is to take your marriage proposal to her family, her parents first. In Igbo customs, this initial marriage proposal/ introductory rite is known as 'iku aka' (literal meaning: knock on the door). You'll first have to go alone to her parents and then take your family to see her bigger family (her parents and extended family). After the groom and his family receive a positive response from the bride's family, they will also receive 'a list' of the next steps to enable them to do a budget and prepare for the customary Igbo traditional marriage ceremony. That list is the bride price and engagement list. Scroll down to see what it looks like.
As part of Igbo custom, to marry an Igbo lady, a groom-to-be is expected to ask and receive the consent and blessings of the bride-to-be's parents as well as her extended family. Once they all give their consent, the groom can then proceed to complete the rest of the traditional marriage rites, which includes: the bride price payment (ime ego) with a presentation of the engagement list, and the formal traditional wedding party (the Igba Nkwu).
FURTHER READING: Igbo Traditional Marriage Process Explained in Details
This post that you're reading is part of the series explaining the Igbo marriage stages, traditions, and customs. We've written detailed, easy to understand articles to help you understand how to go about marrying an Igbo woman. Click a link below to get familiar with the process before your big day:
- Part 1 – Overview of Igbo Traditional Marriage Stages, Process and Customs (Grooms' Guide)
- Part 2 – Grooms Guide to Preparing to Officially Meet Your Igbo In-Laws
- Part 3 –Igba Nkwu (Wine-Carrying( Ceremony – Everything a Groom Needs to Know
- Part 4 – Answers to Common Questions About Igbo Traditional Marriage Rites and Procedure – such as 'can I do the engagement list and marriage rites if my Igbo fiance is pregnant?'
- Part 5 (This Post ) – The Igbo Traditional marriage List and Bride Price
- 5 Stunning Igbo GROOMS' Wrapper and Shirt Attire Styles
- 7 Trendy Pocket-Square Senator Styles for Men
- Igbo BRIDES Traditional Wedding Attire Styles
The Igbo Dowry vs The True Value of a Wife and Modern Day Twists
The acceptance of bride price and dowry is practiced in many parts of the World and also other parts of Nigeria, and therefore not common to only the Igbos. The Igbo bride price and the customary engagement list are symbolical and do not represent the true value of a wife, which the Igbo people believe is beyond being quantified. So, it is wrong for a man to compare the worth of his bride-to-be or wife to the 'symbolic' cash value he paid as her dowry.
Budgeting for Igbo Traditional Engagement and Marriage Ceremony
The Igbo bride price and engagement list for grooms consist of gift items that are shared among different groups in the bride's extended family/ kindred (the umunna, the umuada, the youths, etc.), they're not only for the bride's parents. While the list can be intimidating to very young men who have recently started to earn a living, with some negotiation and bargaining and pleading, the bride's family can usually tone down a few items. To help their future son-in-laws cut down the costs of the traditional marriage ceremony, we're seeing many Igbo parents waiving their part of the list in exchange for an intending groom to make a commitment to take good care of their daughter and her future children.
- Sample Nigerian Wedding Budgets from Other People's Weddings
- Complete White Wedding Planning Checklist
- How to Plan a Traditional and White Wedding Same Day
If you are an Igbo bride or a groom married or about to get married to an Igbo girl, tell me – is there any item that was on your engagement list, which is not on the above list. How is the above list different from your own traditional marriage list?


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For example, the Donald was asked what he would do with the settlements. He answered that he would like them to be suspended or slowed down or something like that. He turned his head to Netanyahu and said this thing to Netanyahu's eyes. It was refreshing. I think that the old-era PC politicians don't behave like that. They only say compliments and convenient things to other people's eyes. And when they get home, they say something different, much more hostile towards the host whom they just visited. Sadly, I think that Theresa May is still an old-era politician.
Trump seems to speak rather consistently. At least that's my feeling.
Netanyahu said that the settlements aren't the main issue or a key obstacle to a peace deal. I tend to agree with that. The settlements are being allowed by the Israeli government because it's a peaceful and gradual process increasing the Israelis' presence that makes them increasingly resilient towards the threats posed by the other side – perhaps growing threats. But I am pretty sure that if a meaningful realistic deal were waiting for the approval, they would be able to restrict or freeze the construction of new settlements in some areas and other things. It just doesn't make sense now because the settlements are clearly something that Israel can defend – despite all the criticisms – and the unilateral freeze would be something that Israel wouldn't get appropriately rewarded for, I think.
Instead, Bibi could have clearly articulated two conditions for a working two-state solution.
- The Palestinian state must acknowledge the existence and legitimacy of the Jewish state and it must stop teaching slogans about Israel's destruction at schools and mosques, among other places.
- Security – and perhaps all "power ministries" and law enforcement – in both countries has to be controlled by the Israeli folks.
I actually find this song very catchy and wouldn't mind to hear it on radio. The content is extremely perverse and the Palestinian kids would really, really be better off if they could sing songs about Darinka the Mandarine instead.
Now, the first condition is surely difficult – a big change relatively to the status quo in which the anti-Jewish hatred and brainwashing is omnipresent in the Palestinian institutions. But it may be generally agreed that it's a legitimate condition that a country may demand from a newly seceding territory. When Czechoslovakia was getting dissolved, we surely expected the Slovaks not to launch nuclear attacks against Czechia. Fortunately, they didn't have any nukes so these checks were easy.
The second condition is more disputable globally because it envisions a limited sovereignty. A country without its people's control over the power ministries simply isn't quite sovereign. But given the self-evident failed state that would be created by the Palestinians, it's necessary. Such a new country would be analogous to the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, the autonomous region coinciding with Czechia that had Germans in charge of all the power ministries. We geopolitically belonged to the Third Reich but the protectorate was still referred to as a "state". In particular, the Czech lawyer in charge of the protectorate (who also translated Three Men In a Boat to Czech), Emil Hácha, was known as the "state president".
It was very far from a democratic setup – the Nazis were surely less decent than the Israeli today – but at many levels, it worked. I can't imagine how the Palestinians could agree with the limited sovereignty but it could be progress for them relatively to the status quo and maybe some support would be found.
Let me offer you an alternative, one that would require Israel to be more humble. By default, the power ministries in the new Palestinian state would be supervised by Jordan and/or Egypt, and the agreement would be that only when things demonstrably don't work according to some definition, Israel is allowed send troops or cops to the Palestinian territories. This solution involving Jordan and/or Egypt could be far more acceptable for the Palestinians. And if the security is the only concern of the Israeli, it could be enough to please them, too.
All these rules restricting the sovereignty could be made temporary in some way. After the first 10-year period when the number of attacks of a certain kind drops beneath a threshold (e.g. equal to one-quarter of the average of recent 10 years), the Palestinians could gain the sovereignty over the power ministries.
It's very hard for me not to think about the Czechoslovak analogies at every moment. The Palestinians may be thought to be analogous to the Sudeten Germans – they are Arabs, much like the Czech Germans belonged to the same ethnic groups that controlled a large region surrounding Czechia or Israel. For a while, the Sudeten Germans wanted a separate country but the desire for them to join the Third Reich quickly became the norm. The Palestinians don't quite want to be annexed by an existing Arab state. But that paradoxically makes the current situation harder because the average Palestinian is surely a bigger problem for the safety of Israel than the average Jordanian or Egyptian.
Well, I hope that Trump and Netanyahu read my blog post carefully and they think about other clever ideas, too. ;-)


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Words matter. Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable found this out to his cost at the party's annual conference a few days ago when, during his big speech, he mangled his (slightly risqué) key soundbite, which had clearly been aimed at catching the headlines. Instead of belittling avid Brexiteers by suggesting they would put up… Read more »
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Over the summer, certain politicians have made much more traction with their Brexit comments than others – naming no names, but we all know who they are. This is often to do with their much livelier use of language than most people manage, frequently painting vivid word pictures with the use of emotive or figurative… Read more »
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Hello! Happy Valentines Day to you! Hope you have been enjoying your day and that's it's been full of love! Both kids had school today so Chad and I had a day date (yay no need for babysitters) I thought I would pop in and share a winner from my previous posts and all our Valentine preparations!
The kids and I together made these tags, mostly me but they did do a lot (in total almost 50!)
I used Taylored Expressions My Punny Valentine stamp set, it's the perfect set for treats! Stapled them to a bag of Goldfish crackers! I also used old Valentine papers, even though I have some from current lines I can't seem to use it when I use a big supply for my kids classmates. Not sure why but it is what it is! I had a lot of older Valentine paper!
I made this tag for the squeezable applesauce and these homemade Valentines to put in my kids lunches at school! Ariel told me when I picked her up how funny she thought it was!
For the kids classes I made chocolate covered marshallow pops, easy when you have to make 50!
And lastly I made Ariel this wool felt heart hair clip to wear to school, I left it on the table for her to find at breakfast! Since it was the last thing I made at past 11 I glued the hair pin on backwards so she had to wear it differetly! Opps lol!
And the winner of two stamp sets from Hero Arts offered at the Hero Arts hostess blog hop is:
Alison said...
Love your use of the felt and those googly eyes - brings the really cute animals to life!
(She did offer her email, I deleted it from the comment here to protect it)
Well that's it for me! Off to celebrate Valentines Day with my family!
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Tea Party Roils Republican Bid to Control Senate
Some mainstream GOP candidates might sit out 2012 races, much to the delight of incumbent Democrats.
The tea party is throwing a snag into Republican plans for a slam-dunk 2012 Senate election season, scaring off Republicans who were considered solid contenders in some states and forcing candidates in a handful of others into brutal and expensive primary fights.
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In terms of sheer numbers, control of the Senate is still the GOP's to lose. Republicans need to pick up three or four seats next year -- depending on which party wins the White House -- to take back the chamber. And Democrats have to defend 23 of the 33 seats on the ballot -- an uphill climb, at best.
But Republican infighting will complicate the journey by making it more difficult for the party to recruit top-shelf candidates.
Against two especially fragile Democratic incumbents, Sens. Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Ben Nelson of Nebraska, mainstream Republican candidates are scarce.
Indeed, the Republican primary ballot in Missouri is dominated by tea party types so far: former state Treasurer Sarah Steelman, Rep. Todd Akin and business executive John Brunner. Their pitches for the tea party vote are hurting their fund-raising ability among moderate Republicans.
And In Nebraska, the GOP primary is turning into a bloodbath as state Attorney General Jon Bruning, state Treasurer Don Stenberg, state Sen. Deb Fischer and investment adviser Pat Flynn all pitch themselves as the best tea party candidate. Bruning is a darling of the GOP establishment in Washington, but Stenberg has the support of some key hard-core conservatives.
The GOP has done a better job of luring mainstream candidates in Florida, Michigan and Wisconsin, but those Senate hopefuls will find themselves in tough primary battles with entrenched tea party candidates.
In Florida, the Republican establishment had hoped that Rep. Connie Mack would have already closed the deal with GOP voters. But tea partyers have labeled him not conservative enough for their palates because of his criticism of immigration proposals and his votes in Congress to raise his own pay.
In Michigan, ex-GOP Rep. Pete Hoekstra is under assault from tea party challenger Clark Durant, a former charter school CEO who is slamming Hoekstra for backing the Wall Street bailout and Alaska's "Bridge to Nowhere." Durant, who wants the U.S. to return to the gold standard, is painting Hoekstra as a big spender.
And in Wisconsin, tea partyers and the right-tilting Club for Growth are already casting former Gov. Tommy Thompson as a poster-child RINO -- Republican in name only -- for backing President Obama's health care bill, doubling spending while in office and adding 8,500 government workers to the state payroll. Never mind that Thompson was a member of President George W. Bush's Cabinet and worked tirelessly for GOP candidates for years. Sen. Jim DeMint, a tea party favorite from South Carolina, has endorsed Thompson's primary foe, former Rep. Mark Neumann, setting the stage for a bruising battle.
Add the messy challenge facing Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana and it's easy to see why establishment Republicans are dealing with a giant case of election season heartburn. It's not fatal, and there is plenty of time to find a cure. For one thing, tea party candidates who win Senate nominations can still win against Democrats in the fall.
But with Obama seeking a second term, turnout among Democrats and independents will be significantly higher in 2012 than in 2010, when the tea party came into power. A handful of less-prepared candidates with limited reach across the political spectrum could turn a seemingly sure thing into something else for Republicans.
If nothing else, the tea party's approach to the campaign is putting a limp into what looked like a GOP cakewalk.


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The IMI Trials
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The "Intelligent Retinal Implant System" (IRISTM) has been developed with the aim of providing modest visual perception to blind patients suffering from retinal degeneration e.g. retinitis pigmentosa.
This epi-retinal prosthesis consists of an implantable part and two external parts. The implantable part is called the Retina Stimulator and is provided with energy wirelessly. The external components are the Visual Interface (VI) and the Pocket Processor (PP). The VI resembles a pair of sunglasses. A tiny camera is integrated within the Visual Interface to capture images from the patients' surrounding and convert the image information into electronic signals. These signals are sent via a thin cable to the walkman sized Pocket Processor.. The PP processes the data and converts them into stimulation commands using very adaptable algorithms. The processed signals are then sent back via cable to the Visual Interface, where the signals are sent wirelessly to the implanted retina stimulator. The Retina Stimulator receives the data and generates the stimulation currents to activate the nerve cells of the retina. The stimulation currents are applied by an electrode array, which is placed epi-retinally onto the macular.
The implant is specially designed to allow ease of explants and potential replacement thereby allowing potentially allowing patients to benefit from future refinements in the technology. It is coated with a special surface material, which is biocompatible and does not adhere to the retinal tissue. Furthermore the implant is fixed with a special system that allows the removal of the Retina Stimulator with low risk of retinal detachment.
A preliminary clinical trial revaluated the electrode array, which was implanted into humans during vitreoretinal surgeries. The retina was stimulated for maximum 45 minutes using a cable connected current source. The trial provided information relating to the optimum amount of current and electrode size.
The next step was a chronic study of prototype retinal stimulators. Selected patients from the first trial with low stimulation thresholds were enrolled. The Retina Stimulator was implanted into one eye and activated during several stimulation sessions. In this trial no camera was used. Stimulation signals were generated by a connected computer. Patients were able to localize phosphenes and to differentiate between different stimulation patterns.
In a further clinical trial an advanced system was used. In this trial the camera was used for the first time. Patients used the system in a series of stimulation sessions in the clinic. For the first time vision training was introduced in the Retina Implant treatment. This training proved to be critical and subsequently a patient could localize and grasp a ball.
IMI and the participating clinical sites are currently recruiting for the next step of clinical programme. The main objectives of the latest trial is to assess the real benefit of the device in the everyday life of patients and therefore patients will be encouraged to use the system in their normal daily surroundings.


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(NAPSI)�The next time you see kids at play, you may care to consider this observation from child care experts at Montana State University: �Play is important for children�s development. It offers a chance to connect with your child. Play helps your child learn the rules of your family and what is expected of him or her. As children grow, play helps them learn how to act in society.�
Adds educator and author Nancy Schulman, �Everything about play benefits kids. Curiosity, inventiveness, self-esteem and resilience are four things that kids really get through play.�
What they play with can also be important. You may remember some basic kinds of toys from your own childhood you may care to introduce to your kids. Helping parents find innovative ways for their kids to enjoy such classic playthings as collectibles, crafts, vehicles and remote-controlled vehicles are a number of new toys. Here�s a look at a few:
1. Collectibles: Supercute squishies are fun to collect and squeeze. Originating in Japan, this latest toy craze features small, soft foam toys, like a stress ball yet softer and more �kawaii� (the Japanese word for �cute�). They even have a delightful, fruity scent. Your child can play with the dozens of delightful creatures in the Squish-Dee-Lish line. Each is an amusing combination of adorable animals and delightful foods, including a panda on top of pancakes, a sherbet bird, a pear bear, and many more for hours of imaginative play.
2. Crafts: How sweet it is to create tasty gifts for friends and family. Now kids can use a Chocolate Egg Surprise Maker to devise their very own chocolate surprise gifts. It�s easy to use and can be fun for the whole family. Parents and children simply melt the chocolate, mold it, chill it and wrap it in foil. Each kit includes everything you need to make four chocolate surprise eggs. After that, you can use your own chocolate to create many more.
3. Vehicles: Younger kids will take to Real Workin� Buddies Mr. Dusty. A three-in-one vehicle�Garbage Truck, Street Sweeper and Dump Truck�it works on both carpet and hardwood floors as kids scoop stuff up and dump stuff out while the truck emits over 50 fun sounds and phrases.
Lots of fast fun for older kids is an innovative combination action figure and vehicle in 32 different styles and themes. Each has its on unique performance capabilities for incredible action speed and stunts.
Called the Power Rippers, these toys offer the highest performance of any vehicle in the market. For even more speed, power and accuracy, there�s also a Power Rippers Blaster and a 2-in-1 Competition Set. This includes a Track Set and a Battle Arena. The Track Set has dual loops that can be configured for side-by-side racing or in one long strip. It has a crash zone and a jump at the end of the track and it�s compatible with leading 1/64th vehicle brands. The Battle Arena allows for spinning, battling and nonstop top action, and the set doubles as a carrying case.
4. Remote Control: Kids can be stoked with the extreme performance of a remote-control skateboard that goes up to 14 mph for an incredible, high-speed experience.
Skateboarding enthusiasts can get even more extreme and launch the toy off jumps for the most air and distance. Parents may be pleased to learn kids can also drift the skateboard when doing high-speed turns without fear of disaster. The XPV Xtreme Performance Skateboard includes a �roll bar� that puts the vehicle back into driving position if it gets knocked over. It comes with one skateboard, one remote control, one rechargeable battery, one USB charging cable, one roll bar, and four wheel adapters.
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You can find all these items and many more at toy stores and other retailers and online from Jakks Pacific at www.jakks.com, where you can also get additional information.
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F-Prot Antivirus Lets Remote Users Bypass the Scanning Engine with Specially Crafted ZIP Files.
Full StoryAn vulnerability has been reported in some versions of F-Prot Anti-Virus. The advisory is referenced below. Exploit code is reported to be available. Though it doesn't look like it would be difficult to create a zip file with a version header value greater than 15.