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Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
, Volume 61, Issue 12, pp 1809-1821
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Vibrational signals in a gregarious sawfly larva (Perga affinis): group coordination or competitive signaling?
- Lynn E. FletcherAffiliated withDepartment of Neurobiology and Behavior, Mudd Hall, Cornell University Email author
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Group living confers both benefits and costs to the individuals involved. Benefits may include enhanced defense, thermoregulation, and increased foraging efficiency while costs often involve competition for resources such as food, shelter, and mates. Communication provides a medium of exchange among individuals engaged in either cooperative or competitive interactions. The functional analysis of signals within groups therefore requires testing both cooperative and competitive functions, although the latter is infrequently done. In this paper, I study the use of two vibrational signals in a gregarious, processionary Australian sawfly larva, Perga affinis: tapping and contractions. Tapping involves striking the substrate with the sclerotized portion of the abdominal tail and a contraction is a fast, whole-body twitch, which is both tactile and vibrational in its transmission. For tapping, I first demonstrate that it is a form of communication, as tapping of one larva elicits tapping in another, and that it is transmitted through substrate vibrations. I then test whether the signal is mostly cooperative or competitive in nature by examining it in light of two hypotheses: (1) the Group Coordination hypothesis, stating that the signal functions to maintain group cohesiveness and (2) the Competitive Signaling hypothesis, stating that tapping serves as a competitive assessment signal between larvae while feeding. For contractions, I test only the group coordination hypothesis that they serve to coordinate and initiate group movement. Results support the group coordination hypothesis for each signal. While feeding, lone larvae (without potential competitors) were significantly more likely to tap than those in groups, and this trend continued in non-feeding situations. Contractions regularly preceded periods of group movement during processions and were given with increasing frequency before departure from preforaging clusters. The vibrational signals in this processionary species likely function cooperatively to maintain group cohesiveness and coordinate movement.
KeywordsVibrational signals Cooperation Communication Group living Processionary larvae
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- Vibrational signals in a gregarious sawfly larva (Perga affinis): group coordination or competitive signaling?
- Journal
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Volume 61, Issue 12 , pp 1809-1821
- Cover Date
- 2007-10
- 10.1007/s00265-007-0414-2
- Print ISSN
- 0340-5443
- Online ISSN
- 1432-0762
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
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- Topics
- Keywords
- Vibrational signals
- Cooperation
- Communication
- Group living
- Processionary larvae
- Industry Sectors
- Authors
- Lynn E. Fletcher (1)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Mudd Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA


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For the second year running, Heage Windmill has been awarded a Certificate of Excellence. This is wonderful news considering that the windmill was only partially operational for part of the year due to wet rot and the subsequent removal of the sails for repair. Piers Bostock, Chairman of Heage Windmill Society, said that: ' This is a rewarding reflection of the hard work put in by our very dedicated team of volunteers'.
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To The Editor: Your paper recently ran an AP story with the headline "Feds wrongly doled out money," reporting that the GAO is saying that FEMA paid out as much as $1.4 billion in bogus assistance. They paid out monies for such things as a one-week cruise, pro football season tickets, triple rent payments, 70 nights in an Hawaiian hotel and on and on.
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Amber Allen L'14 and Haynes Dallas G'05 L'09 will serve three-year terms as the chapter's inaugural leadership team.
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Music theatre alumni currently performing on Broadway stage will take part in this New York benefit concert to fight HB2.
The former Elon football All-American running back is one of three 2016 class members who are a part of the Legends Class that was created in 2010 for posthumous induction.
Barrett Wilbert Weed '11 was recognized for her lead actress role in Signature Theatre's "Cabaret."
School's out, but the performances don't stop for current music theatre majors working professionally across the country.
On the eve of Elon University School of Law's Commencement, graduates and their loved ones celebrated the completion of their legal studies in a program that included recognition of Mark Funkhouser L'16 and Joshua Bonney L'16 for their academic achievements & service.
Fifty-nine percent of Elon students in the Class of 2016 made a gift to Elon as part of the senior class giving campaign, raising more than $20,990 for areas of campus most important to them.
The inaugural leadership of the new chapter consists of Matthew Groves L'11 as chapter chair and Karima Grady L'13 as chapter vice chair.
Matt Meigs '12 talks about life as a swing in the new Broadway musical "Tuck Everlasting," composed by Chris Miller '99.
Nasia Thomas '15 shares her experiences as she makes her Broadway debut as Little Eva in "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical."
Members of the "Facilities and Venue Management" course, offered by the Department of Sport and Event Management, and Student United Way chapter volunteered this semester with several United Way of Alamance County events.
Seven School of Communications faculty and staff members attended the 2016 Broadcast Education Association's Festival of Media Arts in Las Vegas, where a recent interactive media graduate and cinema and television arts major were presented with awards.
Katie Jarret Burke '03 offers practical financial planning strategies for the Class of 2016 and young alumni.
Elon alum Chris Miller '99 composed "Tuck Everlasting," which opened Tuesday at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City.
Washington, D.C. area alumni gathered on April 20 at CASE Headquarters to hear about alumni professional journeys in the nation's captial
Charlotte-area alumni gathered at the Duke Mansion on Monday, April 25 to hear from four alumni about their journeys in starting their own companies
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Five members of the Elon University community and one School of Communications graduate attended the 12th annual conference of The Forum on Education Abroad.
Fourteen board members and guests visited campus April 8 to share their professional insight and receive an up-close look at the school's facilities expansion.
Alumni Olivia Varney, Hannah Allen and Jamie Albright, who majored in public health studies, Elon student Jenna Nelson and faculty members, Alexis Moore and Cindy Fair, all presented at the Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C.
Jay Briggs '06, Lyndsay Burch '13 and Anna Weis '15 returned to Elon over the past couple of weeks to conduct internship interviews and auditions for their respected companies
Claire Manship '13 will appear this summer at STAGES St. Louis as Jenny in It Shoulda Been You.
The third annual #ElonDay celebration raised $955,099 from 3,749 gifts, making it the single greatest day of giving in Elon's history.
A special Feb. 27 dinner offered Elon University students, alumni and staff members an opportunity to share stories from a residential living-learning community that introduces freshmen to campus and regional service opportunities.
The 2006 physics and math alumna discusses her work at the Institute for the Environment at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Led by Nick Margherita's first-place finish, several School of Communications students and graduates were recognized in the 2016 Broadcast Education Association's Festival of Media Arts. Their awards will be presented at the organization's annual conference April 17-20 in Las Vegas.
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Jamie Albright '13 and Professor Cynthia Fair shared original HIV/AIDS research at a conference of the American Public Health Association.
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The Elon graduate won re-election for his position as treasurer after a strong vote of confidence this month at an assembly in Moscow.
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Barton College will award Parham its 2015 Distinguished Alumnus Award during the school's homecoming festivities.
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Joe Ferrell '96, principal of Williams High School in Burlington, North Carolina, was named the 2016 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year by the Alamance-Burlington School System.
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Jonny Deaton's award-winning film, "Joining the Conversation," highlights millennials and their knowledge of nuclear weapons and development.
Kate Murphy '15 contributed to a national multimedia reporting initiative in summer 2014 that investigated the issue of gun rights and gun legislation nationwide.
Elon University staff who oversee the Alternative Breaks Program in the Kernodle Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement have published a book that features insights from students on service work performed in communities near and far.
Jacob Danieley '11, a graduate of Elon University's Music Production & Recording Arts program, has earned a nomination for a GMA Dove Award.
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Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics
, Volume 58, Issue 4, pp 687-706
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Semiparametric Maximum Likelihood for Missing Covariates in Parametric Regression
- Zhiwei ZhangAffiliated withDivision of Biostatistics, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Email author
- , Howard E. RocketteAffiliated withDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh
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We consider parameter estimation in parametric regression models with covariates missing at random. This problem admits a semiparametric maximum likelihood approach which requires no parametric specification of the selection mechanism or the covariate distribution. The semiparametric maximum likelihood estimator (MLE) has been found to be consistent. We show here, for some specific models, that the semiparametric MLE converges weakly to a zero-mean Gaussian process in a suitable space. The regression parameter estimate, in particular, achieves the semiparametric information bound, which can be consistently estimated by perturbing the profile log-likelihood. Furthermore, the profile likelihood ratio statistic is asymptotically chi-squared. The techniques used here extend to other models.
KeywordsAsymptotic normality Efficiency Infinite-dimensional M-estimation Missing at random Missing covariates Parametric regression Profile likelihood Semiparametric likelihood
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- Semiparametric Maximum Likelihood for Missing Covariates in Parametric Regression
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Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics
Volume 58, Issue 4 , pp 687-706
- Cover Date
- 2006-12
- 10.1007/s10463-006-0047-7
- Print ISSN
- 0020-3157
- Online ISSN
- 1572-9052
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
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- Topics
- Keywords
- Asymptotic normality
- Efficiency
- Infinite-dimensional M-estimation
- Missing at random
- Missing covariates
- Parametric regression
- Profile likelihood
- Semiparametric likelihood
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- Authors
- Zhiwei Zhang (1)
- Howard E. Rockette (2)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Division of Biostatistics, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 1350 Piccard Drive, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA
- 2. Department of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA


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Top seed Tommy Haas and eighth seed Lleyton Hewitt breezed into the second round Tuesday at the $474,000 ATP Delray Beach Open, but Taiwan's Lu Yen-Hsun retired after a first-set win.
World number 12 Haas, a 35-year-old German who won the event in 2006, needed only 55 minutes to eliminate US qualifier Wayne Odesnik 6-2, 6-1 while 32-year-old Aussie Hewitt, cheered on by countryman and golf legend Greg Norman, took 65 minutes to oust American Bradley Klahn 6-3, 6-1.
Haas' win secured a second-round match against US qualifier Steve Johnson, who defeated Kazak Mikhail Kukushkin 6-4, 6-3.
Hewitt, who now has 598 ATP match wins, will next face fellow Aussie Marinko Matosevic, who downed Belgian David Goffin 6-2, 6-4.
Taiwan's Lu, meanwhile, who was coming off a retirement due to a neck injury in a Memphis semi-final against Croatian Ivo Karlovic, won his first set 6-4 but retired against Ryan Harrison after the American held serve to open the second set Tuesday.
Harrison will next meet Russian Teymuraz Gabashvili, who rallied to beat Aussie Matthew Ebden 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.
South African fourth seed Kevin Anderson, who lives in Delray Beach, reached the second round by fighting back to beat American Tim Smyczek 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.
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The 23-year-old left Panathinaikos last year to join the Serie A club on a free transfer but found it difficult to hold down a first team place and made only 14 appearances during a disappointing season.
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"I wanted the next step in my career this year to be something solid and reliable and a place where I could adapt quickly."
Ninis, who has scored three goals in 23 matches for his country, will link up with fellow Greek internationals Kostas Katsouranis, Dimitris Salpigidis, Alexandros Tziolis, Nikos Spiropoulos and Stefanos Athanasiadis at PAOK.
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Join Anette in this engaging and enchanting 2.5 hr concert that she was guided to offer. This program absolutely rocked us and expanded and vibrated parts of our consciousness to ecstatically sublime states with the combination of powerful YANTRAS that carry symbols of higher realms.
Get ready to blast off! All your senses will be bombarded with Divine energies from the sacred sound vibrations of the Bija Mantras that will be incorporated with some of the most potent, auspicious Yantra symbols. You will take a Deep Dive into explosions of Bliss!
You will chant these ancient mantras along with Anette as you gaze at very powerful Yantras that speak to the essence of all essences, the Divine within. Together with the experience of seeing the Yantra and having that imprint your consciousness while hearing and feeling the sublime frequencies of the seed mantras, you will be lifted off into realms of massive Joy and Bliss and deeper Transformation!
As you may remember, Anette was given a special gift in 2003 by one of the founders of Oneness University, that when she chants mantras, besides the power of the Mantra itself, the Oneness Blessings/Deeksha pour through her voice. And being Awakened adds even more illumined power to the frequencies of these sacred words.
So couple the absolute Divine essence of the Bija mantras with the voice and the Awakened state, we surely have a double whammy. And then we have the symbolic essence qualities of particular ancient Gods and Goddesses that add an even further impact deeply into our consciousness.
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"Usually when I wake up and lie on my bed, my mind starts running and thinking of what I must to do today and is there time to do all the things and blaa blaa blaa. But that morning there was no single thought on my mind! Just lovely peace in me in my core! And I was soo happy! And now nothing distracting can get inside of me, there is this peace and calm Light in me, nothing sticks in me. It is gone and next thing/moment is there and gone. Nothing negative arises from inside of me. I also know in what level of Awakened state I am. My Divine told me that, like He/She told me the exactly clock time when it happened.:) I am sooo grateful to my Divine and God and to everyone!!!" …Jarkko Pesu
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Anette chants special "Bija" mantras and offer specific guided meditations for each one. As these sacred mantras are sung, the vibration of these frequencies ignite the higher realms of the inner planes and the blaze of Divine Light radiates and illumines our entire consciousness.
We are so excited and enthusiastic for what you will experience in this Livestream program! Anette has power-packed this program for explosive acceleration. Get ready to melt into the richness of expanded Oneness Presence. At Oneness University, these mantras were used extensively during the Deepening Process.
A "bija" or seed mantra is a super charged, sacred vibration using certain vowel sounds that elevate and heighten the resonance of each chakra. These mantras are sacred sounds that symbolize the Divine power of the highest consciousness within us all. They empower and invoke limitless benefits and progressively support the Awakened states of consciousness.
The 5 Main "Bija" (Seed) Mantras
OM is the most important of all mantras. All mantras generally begin and often end with OM. However, there is much confusion about OM. OM is the mantra of assent. It means yes and affirms and energizes whatever we say after it. That is why all mantras begin with OM. OM is also the mantra of ascent and causes our energy to rise upward into the infinite. OM is expansive and increases the fire, air and ether elements, particularly ether. It also gives strength, protection and grace. It connects us with the guidance power of the inner Guru.
HRIM (pronounced Hreem) is the prime mantra of the Great Goddess and ruler of the worlds and holds all her creative and healing powers. HRIM governs over the cosmic magnetic energy and the power of the soul and causal body. It awakens us at a soul or heart level, connecting us to Divine forces of love and attraction. HRIM is the mantra of the Divine Maya that destroys the worldly maya. It is charming and alluring, yet purifying. Through it we can control the illusion power of our own minds.
In Vedic terms HRIM is a mantra of the Sun, particularly in terms of illumination. It increases our aspiration and receptivity to Divine light, wisdom and truth. It opens the lotus of the heart to the inner Sun of consciousness.
KRIM (pronounced Kreem) is the great mantra of Kali, the Goddess of energy and transformation. It governs over prana as lightning or electrical energy. KRIM grants all spiritual faculties and powers — from the arousing of kundalini to opening the third eye. It has a special power relative to the lower chakras, which it can both stimulate and transform. It helps awaken and purify the subtle body. As a mantra of work and transformation KRIM is the mantra of Kriya Yoga, the Yoga of practice. It is the main mantra of the Yoga Shakti. As it is a strong mantra it should be used with care.
KRIM is a mantra of Indra, the supreme deity of the Vedas, the Divine as the cosmic Lord and enlightenment force. KRIM is the thunderbolt or vajra that destroys the serpent of the ignorance and releases the light of absolute truth. It represents the force of the atmosphere and carries the supreme life force.
HUM (pronounced Hoom) is a mantra of the inner fire or thermogenic force. It both calls the divine down into us and offers our soul upward to the Divine for transformation in the sacred fire of awareness. It is a Shiva mantra but also a mantra of Chandi, the fierce form of Kali. It is used to destroy negativity and creates great passion and vitality. As a powerful mantra it should also be used carefully. Yet it can be used in a more gentle manner to invoke divine grace and protection. Through it we can offer ourselves or our afflictions into the Divine for purification and transformation.
HUM is a Vedic mantra of Agni or fire. It is the mantra used to make offerings into the sacred fire. It also is used to call or invoke the fire and to make it flame up more brilliantly. It represents the soul hidden the body, the Divine immanent in the world. It governs the earth and the material sphere in general.
SHRIM (pronounced Shreem) is a mantra of love, devotion and beauty, relating to Lakshmi, the Goddess of Beauty and divine grace. Yet SHRIM works at a deeper level than merely to give us the good things of life, including health. It takes us to the heart and gives faith and steadiness to our emotional nature. SHRIM allows us to surrender to, take refuge in, or be immersed in whatever we offer the mantra to. It is the mantra of beauty and delight and has a pleasing lunar quality. It also relates to the head and can be used to flood the senses with divine beauty and delight. It promotes health and aids in fertility and rejuvenation.
In Vedic terms SHRIM is a Soma mantra. It gives love, joy, bliss, beauty and delight. It has the light of the Moon and governs the mind and the realm between the atmosphere and heaven. It purifies and integrates the various aspects of our nature and renders them into ambrosia.
These seed mantras bring about an integral development of body, mind and soul with the Divine, our sacred harmonic resonance.
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Advertising Agency: Grey G2/Group, Düsseldorf, Germany
Chief Creative Officer: Per Pedersen
Creative Director: Jörn Sonnenberg
Art Director: Dennis Wolf
Copywriters: Susanne Dupon, Sascha Dreschinski
Photographer: Björn Giesbrecht
Production: Mathias Renner, Peter Engel
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It's a nice idea I think, but if it's not appatizing why put salt on your food? That's the only 'false' link here.
And the back saying STOP IT! is a bit screamy for a brand like Pantene.
I wouldn't allow this in my restaurant. Why would I want to allow my hungry customers to think, 'Wow, that's disgusting'.
It's a creative wank. Advertising for advertising people.
brilliant idea but not so good execution and connection. who's gonna have a delicious meal after seeing this and imaging that they are having real dandruff on their heads ???
very nice concept but i wish they had chosen a different medium to portray it......
Good concept. Conveys the message. But Consumers will say - its disgusting.
Done and done : http://www.joelapompe.net/2007/10/16/no-holes-saliere-sans-trou/
Not at all feasible. Nobody would sprinkle dandruff on food, even though it's salt. Idea looks good, but may work on a different medium, maybe print.
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Done and done : http://www.joelapompe.net/2007/10/16/no-holes-saliere-sans-trou/
the idea is good but. how come is salts not pepper and i agree what had said . try to develop it again.
Funny idea
I think if the holes were sealed, it would make more sense that the dandruff is stopped. No one wants to eat whatever comes out of this shaker anyways.
Wrong idea gone badly astray. What client approved such a bad idea? There are a lot of analogies that "work" in the world which doesn't make them appropriate as an advertising concept. No one bothered to think this through, or ask a real consumer.


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Zoitsa H. Pistolis, 95, of Mountain Home died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008, at the Elizabeth House.
Born in Klavsion, Evrytania, Greece, she was the daughter of the late Athanasios and Vasiliki Hamberis.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, John A. Pistolis, who died in February of this year. She and her husband owned and operated Johnnys Restaurant in Mountain Home for 25 years, until retirement in 1977. They loved and appreciated all the many friends that they made during those years.
She was a member of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church of Asheville since 1952, and a member of the Ladies Philoptochos Society. Survivors include a daughter, Georgia P. Kofinas and husband, Fr. Stavros Kofinas, of Athens, Greece; a son, Fr. Tom Pistolis and wife, Frances B. Pistolis, of Greenville, S.C.; grandchildren, Joy Rambo, Vasiliki Kofinas, John Pistolis, Evan Pistolis and Peter Pistolis; and great-grandchildren, Naomi, Claire and Samantha Rambo, and Sophia, Katerina and Eve Pistolis.
A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Asheville. Burial will follow in Shepherd Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be John Pistolis, Evan Pistolis, Peter Pistolis, Sam Rambo, Tom G. Pistolis, Tom S. Pistolis, Dennis Pistolis, Paul Hamberis, Chris Keretses, Nick Nikolopoulos, Steve Pourlos and Deno Zegzas.
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Where do the Yellow-headed Blackbirds that show up in PA come from? (self.Ornithology)
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Each year several Yellow-headed Blackbirds show up in mega blackbird flocks in se PA. Does anyone have any guesses where they are originating?
A commenter on the post above suggested they might come from the Lake St. Clair population in sw Ontario.
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Odd. that's as good a guess as any I have - I've never picked one up in Ohio. I didn't see my first until Wyoming. PA is supposedly out of their range according to everything I can find, so perhaps it's just a fluke of migration?
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They are pretty reliable each year, but only 1-3 individuals seen at a time. It seems to regular to be a fluke, and if we are finding 1, there are probably a lot more around.
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1. 1 Coin (5):
As soon as you start the mission, Blink across to the boat on the other side of the sewer. The coin is right in front of it, next to a chair.
2. 1 Copper Wire (10):
Blink over to the other boat next to Billie Lurk. The wire is at the bottom of the submerged end of the boat.
3. 1 Coin (5):
Head out of the sewer. Climb onto the wrapped box next to the stairs leading upwards, and jump over the railing past the floodlight. You'll see some long crates on your left; it's on one of the crates.
4. 1 Coin (5):
Turn around and jump into the boat behind you. It's on the bottom of the boat to the right of the long crates.
5. 1 Copper Wire (10):
Turn around and follow the path right until you see another floodlight. It's behind the floodlight on a crate.
6. 1 Coin (5):
Look left and walk over to the water pump, next to the stairs. It's on the ground behind the pump.
7. 1 Coin (5):
Look up and you should see a small metal structure behind the metal railing. Blink on top of the railing and enter the metal structure. Turn right and it's on the ground under a Golden Cat poster.
8. 1 Copper Wire (10):
Exit the structure to the right of where you came in. Blink onto the roof of the building in front of you, and it's next to a vent.
9. 1 Coin (5):
Climb up onto the sign on the front of the roof and drop down. Walk straight ahead to the Trash Bin and open it. The coin is in the bottom.
10. 1 Coin (10):
Turn right and head down the street, past the Alarm Bell. Turn left and walk towards the Wall of Light. Look right and enter the guard's post. It's on the desk inside.
11. 1 Tyvian Ore (20):
Head back out and turn left. Follow the street in the opposite direction of the Wall of Sparks; keep going straight all the way to the end. Drop down onto the rocks and it's sitting on there.
12. 1 Coin (5):
Climb back up onto the street and return to the guard's post. Blink on top of it, then Blink up onto roof above the Wall of Sparks. It's sitting up there.
13. 1 Coin (1):
Blink down to the long crates on the right side of the street; they have the floodlight shining on them. It's behind the crates.
14. 1 Coin (5):
Continue down the street, past the blue barrier, and turn left at the end. It's in an overturned Trash Bin next to a 'For Rent' sign.
15. 1 Copper Wire (10):
Turn and head the other way down the street. Once you get to the tall broken sign with the lights in it hanging from a building on your right, turn left and you'll find some rusty shelves around the corner. It's on the bottom shelf.
16. 1 Coin (1):
Keep going down the street until you reach another overturned Trash Bin. The coin is lying on the ground just before you reach the Trash Bin.
17. 1 Coin (5):
Look up and to your right. Blink up onto the metal balcony in front of the double doors. It's on the ground on a wooden board.
18. 1 Coin (1):
Look down the street from balcony. Blink up onto the black air duct above you. Follow it and climb through the window at the end. Head through the first doorway and then through the one to the right of the fireplace. Take a right and you'll see it in some shelving.
19. 1 Processed Whale Oil (30):
Head down the stairs on your left and through the doorway. Look left once you come to the fireplace; it's on the ground to the right of the cabinet.
20. 1 Coin (5):
Turn around and go back through the doorway. Turn right and go down more stairs. Look left at the bottom and it's on a covered-up chair.
21. 5 Coins (25):
Continue past the chair out through the wooden door. You'll see them on the banister at the bottom of the stairs on the right.
22. 1 Coin (10):
Look to your left from the stairs and Blink up onto the broken wooden landing with the sink. Climb through the window. Walk forward and climb through the other window on your right. Drop down off the roof and talk with Thalia Timsh. After you've finished talking to her, turn to your left from where she is. Walk towards the brick wall; it's in front of it on the ground.
23. 1 Coin (5):
Turn around and walk around the Trash Bin. To the left, there's a boat; it's in there.
24. 1 Coin (1):
Turn and face the wrapped box behind you. It's right in front of it on the ground.
25. 1 Processed Whale Oil (30):
Turn around and head through the short alleyway behind you; to the left of the stairs. Once you reach the end, look to the right. Blink up onto the black air duct above you, and then Blink onto the roof above that in the same direction. Climb onto the air duct on the roof and follow it across the gap to a second roof. Climb up onto the chimney on your right and blink onto the white balcony in front of you. Head through the double doors and go through the doorway on your left. Look right as you enter and you'll see it on top of a wall shelf.
26. 1 Powdered Crystal (30):
Head back out through the double doors and turn left. Climb up onto the side of the balcony and follow the air ducts below you down onto the metal balcony ahead. Go through the double doors and then the first wooden door on your left. It's right in front of you on a chair as you enter.
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27. 2 Ingots (200):
Exit the room and go through the other wooden door next to you. Open the safe and you'll find them in there.
28. 1 Pouch (25):
Head back through the doorway and it's on a shelf in front of you, under the Corvo poster.
29. 1 Copper Wire (10):
Walk through the doorway on your left and look left at the shelves; it's in there.
30. 1 Coin (5):
Turn around and go through the other doorway on your left. It's sitting on top of the cabinet in front of you.
31. 3 Coins (3):
Go back through both doorways to the room with the double doors again. Climb out the window to the right of the bed and cross the roof through to the other window. Climb through it and you'll see them on a desk in front of you.
32. 1 Powdered Crystal (30):
Walk onto the balcony on your right. Look left and Blink up onto the air duct above you, then Blink again onto the metal balcony above there. Enter through the wooden door and it's on top of a shelf to your left.
33. 1 Processed Whale Oil (30):
Go back to the balcony and climb up onto the right side. Drop back down onto the air duct and follow it to the roof. Turn left and drop down onto the roof you were on before and climb back through the window into the room with the bed. Go back through the two doorways and turn left. Head down the stairs and through the doorway, and then through the door on the right. It's on top of a wall shelf as you enter.
34. 1 Powdered Crystal (30):
Go back through the two doorways to the stairs. Turn left and go down the next set of stairs. Head through the wooden door and through the doorway after that. Turn right and go through the wooden door on your right. Open the locker in front of you and it's in there.
35. 1 Processed Whale Oil (30):
Go back through both wooden doors. Turn left and head down some more stairs. Turn right and it's in a shelf under the stairs.
36. 1 Pouch (20):
Turn around and go through the doorway in front of the stairs. Walk forward and it's on the small table, next to the bottles.
37. 1 Pouch (25):
Turn right and you'll see it in the corner on the ground.
38. 1 Processed Whale Oil (30):
Go back through the doorway you came and all the way back up the stairs to the room with the bed again. Climb back through the window to the right of the bed and onto the roof. Turn right and Blink down onto the ground. Head straight and climb over the small wall. You'll see it on a box next to a small market stall.
39. 1 Copper Wire (10):
Turn around head back in the direction you just came from. Walk over to the Alarm Bell; to the right of it there's some shelves. It's sitting in there.
40. 1 Processed Whale Oil (30):
Turn back around and head up the stairs. Turn left and follow the street until you see the first red door-blocker thing on your right. Walk up onto the platform behind it and it's on the ground behind second door-blocker.
41. 1 Processed Whale Oil (30):
Turn around from here and head down the street until you see the door to the Legal District. Look left and walk into the guard post; it's on the table in there.
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Scotland outperformed the rest of the U.K. housing market in 2011 as financial services and the energy industry helped boost values in Edinburgh and Aberdeen, real-estate website Zoopla said today.
Home values in Scotland gained more than 6.7 percent last year, the most in the U.K., to an average of 164,844 pounds ($258,000), recovering from a slump that began in 2007. London had the second-biggest jump, gaining 2.3 percent to 416,890 pounds, amid tight supply and high demand, Zoopla said in a statement. The typical house price in Britain fell about 0.2 percent to 221,331 pounds for the year, according to Zoopla.
"National statistics on the housing market can mask differing fortunes in different parts of the country," Nicholas Leeming, a director at Zoopla, said in the statement. "Londoners continue to see the market go from strength to strength with high demand for a limited number of properties."
Housing demand nationwide weakened as banks curbed mortgage lending and consumers were squeezed by government spending cuts and tax increases aimed at narrowing the budget deficit. Britain has a 50 percent chance of slipping back into recession in 2012, the National Institute for Economic and Social Research said in November.
House prices in England fell 0.75 percent in 2011 to 228,926 pounds, led by a 5.8 percent drop in the northeast. An average home in the region now costs 156,659 pounds, according to Zoopla.
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THEODOR SEUSS GEISEL—aka Dr. Seuss—is one of the most beloved children's book authors of all time. From The Cat in the Hat to Oh, the Places You'll Go!, his iconic characters, stories, and art style have been a lasting influence on generations of children and adults. The books he wrote and illustrated under the name Dr. Seuss (and others that he wrote but did not illustrate, including some under the pseudonyms Theo. LeSieg and Rosetta Stone) have been translated into thirty languages. Hundreds of millions of copies have found their way into homes and hearts around the world. Dr. Seuss's long list of awards includes Caldecott Honors for McElligot's Pool, If I Ran the Zoo, and Bartholomew and the Oobleck, the Pulitzer Prize, and eight honorary doctorates. Works based on his original stories have won three Oscars, three Emmys, three Grammys, and a Peabody.
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- Date of Birth:
- March 2, 1904
- Date of Death:
- September 4, 1991
- Place of Birth:
- Springfield, Massachusetts
- Place of Death:
- La Jolla, California
- Education:
- B.A., Dartmouth College, 1925; Oxford University (no degree)
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My 6 year old daughter can READ this, and it builds her confidence to try to read other books. We will be putting this into the memory box, when she is done with it!
Its a fun book and great for kids to learn to read with.
Another Great Story that captures and embraces the creativity of a child's mind. It fun and enjoyable for kids all over the world. The Illustrations are amazing and Jump off the pages making is great book for kids of all ages,again a wonderful book and one of my favorites to share.
This was another book that I thought my son would soon tire. I was wrong. Oh, that Dr. Seuss! I couldn't tell you why he likes the book, even when he is not paying any attention to the illustrations. He just does. I'll tell you why I like reading it out loud. It is fun in a rhymy-whymy way. It has the cadence of a chant. It is funny. And the illustrations -- even upside down and backwards, the illustrations are colorful and whimsical. Even if my son is too busy dancing to the rhythm of the text to notice the illustrations, I find them a delight.
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As usual Dr. Seuss' word play is incredible.
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Cristy Nicole is back again this week as the Coed of the Month with some hot new pictures and video inside the Playboy Cyberclub. These pictures have the sexy Cristy wearing a sexy red babydoll and skimpy black panties, which she is more than happy to seductively remove for you. A bit late for Valentine's Day, but hey these pictures are super hot!
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Cast: Jeannie Pepper, Peter North, Tiffany Storm, Jan Michaels, Jake Steed, Lynn LeMay, Satina
Critical Rating: AAA
Genre: Feature
It seems that Lynn LeMay is having trouble finding the right kind of man. To help out, her roommate (Jeannie Pepper) decides to be on the lookout for her while at her job as secretary for a construction firm. Of course she will have to try out most of the men to make sure they are just right!
A cute plot and a few good sex scenes make Anything Butt Love worthy of note. There is enough straight sex mixed in with the anal sequences and a heavy dose of oral activity. A wide variety of material is featured in this video including some interracial sex, a couple of threesomes and a dynamite penetration scene. Especially hot is the scene with Peter North and Jeannie Pepper.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Millions of fliers might soon want to buy new carry-on suitcases.
NEW YORK (AP) - New York could become the first U.S. city. to require warning labels on high-salt dishes at chain restaurants, taking campaigns to cut down on salt into new territory, health officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
GRADUATION ROBES GENDER-NEUTRAL IN MARYLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT: ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - Out of respect for transgender students, three high schools in Maryland's Montgomery County have begun using a single color for graduation robes to make them gender neutral.
DANNEMORA, N.Y. (AP) - Two murderers who used power tools to escape from prison must have taken days to cut through steel walls and pipes and break through the bricks, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday as a $100,000 reward was posted for information leading to their capture.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The wide Ohio River is what ended the flight of a teenage couple authorities believe engaged in a crime spree that crossed into three states.
PHOENIX (AP) - Gripped by a prolonged drought, Arizona faces possible cuts to its main water supply in the next 18 months.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Fewer public college presidents hit the $1 million mark in earnings in 2014 compared with the previous year, according to a new survey.
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Qualifying a prospect is probably one of the most important elements of selling if you are a small business. The time you can save by not trying to sell to prospects who ultimately never would have bought anyhow is invaluable, as well as the mental advantage that can be gained by being able to focus only on the right prospects.
The eight key stages that should be followed can be remembered easily using the term SCOTSMAN.
(S) Solution — Have you clarified if your prospect understands what it is that you wish to sell them. What is your solution and why will it work for them?
(C) Competition — Have you an awareness of whether there is anyone competing with you to sell to your prospect or for the money they may use to buy from you? Your competition could be internal as well as external.
(O) Objective — Have you a clear understanding on what your client is looking for, what are they in the market for? What is important to them now and in the future? Do you improve their services or processes, or do you save them money?
(T) Timescales — Have you clarified what timescale the prospect is working to? Can you deliver within that timescale? Does the timescale work for you? Is there a timing factor that could be used in your favour, for example a financial year end?
(S) Size — Is the potential size of the deal worth the effort going to be needed to win the business? Have you a clear picture on what size the deal will be? Is it smaller than ideal but could open doors? Is it too big and may have a detrimental impact on your business?
(M) Money — Does the prospect have the money in their budget to pay for your solution? If they don't have a budget, can they find the money or do you need to consider walking away?
(A) Authority — Are you speaking to the decision maker? The person who ultimately will sign the cheque? Are they even aware that you are speaking to their company? It is no longer imperative to deal with just the decision maker, there is a value in dealing with another contact within the business but very few pieces of business are completed without the main authority signing off on it.
(N) Need — Does the prospect actually need your solution? Very few deals happen in the current climate without a clear need. There are many reasons why they may need your solution and it is key that you find out which one is relevant and focus on it.
If you can answer all of the questions in a positive manner, then your chances of closing the deal are significantly higher than if you can't. Very few deals will actually happen if one or more of these eight key stages are missing, and the time you may waste on chasing shadows is valuable.
It can be easy to get sucked into thinking that every deal will happen, and there is also a sort of comfort that some small businesses value in having a large pipeline that "could" close but I would encourage you to qualify properly and allow yourself to focus only the deals that have a chance. You are better off closing three out of five good prospects than two out of ten prospects as your focus was stretched thin.
Craig McKenna is a managing partner at The Growth Academy.
All business owners get busy — it comes with the territory and we all have to make choices on what we prioritise and what we don't. Human nature tends to encourage us to prioritise the tasks that we like or are stronger at, and this, more often than not, does not include selling.
To achieve sustainable growth and drive a business forward it is essential that we have a consistent approach to sales. How do we ensure that we continue to sell effectively during the periods when we are flat out and crazy busy?
When we are busy it is vital that we don't waste time chasing shadows or lost causes and the best way to achieve this is by qualifying targets properly and only chasing the targets that could close.
There is a real value in meeting potential clients face to face and I am a huge fan of ensuring that the personal touch is always given precedent over email and phone but we have to be careful we don't over do it. When you factor in prep, travel and the actual face to face time, meetings cut heavily into your diary. Pause and think — do you really need to attend a meeting to move the deal forward? Would a call be more appropriate? Does the meeting even need an hour?
Networking is an essential part of the majority of small business sales strategies. It is important and it needs to be done properly, but plan it. Work out how much time you can designate to networking and work a plan around that. If you can only attend one group, attend it properly and make sure you get value from it. Don't try and attend a lot of groups sporadically, it won't work. You need continuity to get benefit from any networking and if not done right, it is just time wasted.
If we have properly set targets and work towards them, it becomes a lot easier to focus our selling and avoid wasting time on the wrong activities. Too often small businesses either don't have targets or don't work towards them effectively and this can result in a lot of wasted time. If you know you are close to achieving a target or you are miles away it helps you make the right decisions on which meetings to take and what other activity you need to make time for.
No matter how busy we get we cannot afford to let activity levels drop to zero! It is a lot easier to keep activity going than it is to restart it. Too many businesses only sell when they have very little or no business at all and then they find it difficult. No matter how busy you get, your selling must keep ticking over. Identify your key targets and work on them, whether you choose 40 or 200, it is up to you, make a call on the number and get to work on them.
Craig McKenna is a managing partner at The Growth Academy.
It's a simple question really. Many of us are passionate about selling products and/or services that we wholeheartedly believe in. Because, let's face it, if we aren't passionate about our own product then we can't expect our customers to be. But selling someone something they need but don't particularly want can be incredibly difficult.
Selling someone a product or service they want is often just a matter of closing the deal. What many people fail to realise is that it's incredibly difficult — perhaps nigh on impossible, to sell someone something they might need, but don't think they want.
Occasionally, I'll meet a business owner struggling to make their business model work. And often, the root cause lies in the fact that they're on a crusade to change the world. They believe so passionately in their business, product or service that they are convinced everyone else should too.
They look to the branding and the marketing to solve the problem. They revisit their sales process. If they're not careful they can embark on incredibly expensive campaigns that result in very little. Why? Because they've failed to grasp that their customers don't want what they're selling.
They might need it. But they don't want it. Nightmare.
Fiona Humberstone is an expert contributor to Marketing Donut and runs her own creative consultancy.
As we know, business development is a continuous and cyclical operation. The cycle is one of extremes; it's either going fabulously well and opportunities are in abundance, or there's precious little on the horizon.
All business development professionals question their ability to produce good quality leads when at this juncture.
With over a decade of front-line practice, this is something I have consistently experienced; exhilarating highs and frustratingly low periods of drought. Although, with the right formula and robust processes in place, thankfully these droughts don't last very long!
We all consistently strive to perfect our methods to engage our audience and enjoy a higher success rate, yet often neglect to consider that people only buy from people that they like, can trust and that they can relate to.
Understanding the stages in the sales cycle and following good practice should go hand in hand with the development of the individual qualities that all successful new business openers seem to be unconsciously competent at.
Here are my top five essential attributes of a successful new business marketer:
A relaxed manner only comes to those who have prepared, are confident and that have a good level of understanding of their audience. Respecting the audience's precious time and good manners will result in a positive all round experience that builds rapport for future potential.
Knowing when to talk, what questions to ask and at what level, when to listen in order to take in the right intelligence. These skills will help shape the conversation in order to get the most from it.
Immersion in the sales cycle on an on-going basis at all levels is necessary when you are in communication with director-level decision makers.
Problem-solving propositions are the best method of approach (above solutions based and offer based approaches). Asking what issues and problems the contact is faced with provides an opportunity to demonstrate how these problems could be overcome.
Respectful consistent communication when the contact has agreed for further contact works. Particularly when new insight/industry analysis/further evidence of suitability is presented as part of the warming process.
Sally Danbury is the founder of Cake Business Matching and an expert contributor to Marketing Donut.
How are you selling? Are you old school or new school? There is a lot of talk about sales targets, selling style and features versus benefits. But at the end of the day, your approach, tone and brand style should tie together with your approach to selling. Here are some questions you may want to think about as you launch into 2011.
Many business people fear that sharing their knowledge will empower their competitors and they believe they should keep their expertise close to their chest. It's one thing sharing your knowledge and another thing applying it. Let me illustrate this. Tips on how to style my curly hair are great but I'm not about to attempt cutting my hair on my own. I'll always need a hairdresser to do that. So don't confuse the knowledge you can share, with the skill you have in applying it. The opportunity to apply your skills (sell them) comes up more often when you set yourself up as an expert.
Today authenticity is absolutely essential. We are bombarded with meaningless adverts, worthless pitches and annoying messages. Why not stand out and be yourself? People buy from people. Even when we buy from faceless large brands we buy from the people employed by them. How many times have you been to a big brand shop and experienced poor service and then slated them, avoided them or told someone about your bad experience? On the other hand, give me a good shop assistant who has some personality and I'm the happiest person. You can communicate authentically by developing an honest brand style and using social media to develop personable relationships.
So you are convinced you know what you are doing. But do other people believe it? This might seem blindingly obvious but many people are still not using testimonials. No one likes those people at parties that never shut up about themselves. So you can talk about your great products and services till you are blue in the face but if you're the only one saying it then you are likely to go unnoticed. Your customers can help you sell by sharing the positive experiences they have had with your products and services.
Do people understand what you're trying to say in your brochure or are they tripping over too many words, bad grammar and poor quality imagery? When people land on your website are they overwhelmed with mixed messages, flashing adverts or streams of useless blurb? Here's a tip — if you give people too many choices such as multiple links on your website, they feel bombarded and run away! Your customers are busy and they need help making buying decisions. Make your communications (print and websites) logical and easy to navigate.
Who wants to be sold to all of the time? The answer is no-one. So why is this one of the biggest problems I experience today? Selling is an essential aspect of any business and I'm definitely not suggesting we scrap it. It's about how we sell. People want personality, benefits and meaning. So avoid the kind of selling that is in your face, doesn't shut up, tells lies and is a one-way street of blurb.
The best way to know what your customers actually want is to listen to them! Sounds simple? Then why are most businesses talking at their customers rather than listening? One of the simplest and most innovative things you can do is make your customers feel important by listening to them and trying to solve their problems.
Sara Drawwater is an expert contributor to Marketing Donut and runs her own creative consultancy, Something Beckons.
A new business quick fix — it doesn't seem possible, does it? I'm afraid that's because it isn't.
Many small businesses find themselves in need of new clients and they are looking for quick results. But getting new business is about building relationships and that can take time.
The problem is that many firms fail to focus on new business until they are suddenly facing a drop in orders. That's when firms tend to look for a magic quick fix. But a short-sighted approach can easily be perceived by the target audience as aggression and ultimately may be damaging to the reputation of a business.
The best approach is to work on new business relationships over time, showing potential customers what you can offer and gaining their trust. Then, when those customers need a service like yours, they are more likely to come to you.
A successful new business programme is based on a long-term vision and achieves a steady flow of good quality opportunities. There are a number of phases that need to be realised before optimum new business results can be seen. A new business typical cycle looks like this:
1. Groundwork: steady, focused and tailored activity to gradually warm up your target audience;
2. A pipeline of mid-term opportunity is developed: clearly scoped against targets and a timeframe;
3. Trust is won and doors are opened.
As with any relationship, there needs to be an initial chemistry before trust is won and that interest then needs to be cemented before you've won over your conquest. To get to this stage you need to ensure you have the right approach in place and make sure your message is appropriate to your audience to get you noticed.
Good new business development is a skill and it is also a perpetual and evolving cycle. Those that adopt a long-term strategy will enjoy the greatest return — assuming the approach is researched well, pitched well and managed closely.
Sally Danbury is the founder of Cake Business Matching and an expert contributor to Marketing Donut.


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I need to execute a groovy script file from bash, and I need the script to have a working directory of the directory it exists in.
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