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Good to hear, though I'm still not really sold on the co-op itself.
Doesn't every game have an update the day it comes out? Yes. Stop making it seem like such a big deal people.
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They should have never announced that it wouldn't have co-op out the gate until they definitively knew that it wouldn't.
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>>> "Still totally against day one patches over here, but considering you'd need online access both to use and to download the patch, this case doesn't seem like a huge deal." <<<
Which is exactly why I think it's unfair that the game is already being reviewed with scores reflecting the game's limited co-op, even though none of us will have to deal with it. Even still it's doing quite well, but I have to wonder if the scores would be even better if the reviews weren't based on a version of the game that we'll never play.
I just don't care about co-op. Too much of a liability to have my friends in my game, is it bad I can't trust them to not kill my children and/or rape my wife?
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I'm going to the midnight release so I'll be well into Fable 2 before I ever download the patch tomorrow. Which is good because I wasn't even planning on playing co-op until I had at least made it through most of the game.
Cool, getting it tomorrow.
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I can't wait for the game. I could really care less about co-op though. Fable is suppose to be single player. You're friends would just fuck up you're stuff. (Well, my friends.)
Can't wait till I have this game in my 360. I'm really glad they got the patch finished before most people got ahold of the game. I was really disappointed with the announcement that it wouldn't make it into the game until later.
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So, the rest of us (the rest of the world) should have the patch as well when it is released in our countries. Good Good!
I can't wait to fart on my friends husbands via co op
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Way too many other games that I'm interested in right now so I'll pass on Fable 2 for now.
I will play through the whole campaign solo, with locked doors, draped windows and loads of drinks first. THEN I might jump into co-op. But not before experiencing the storyline on my own. So this dosent really do anything for me either way.
Even if this game completely lacked Co op I would probably consider it my most anticipated game of the year.
"Still totally against day one patches over here..." - What is wrong with day one patches? If it makes the game better then they're ok with me.
Thank god, Ecspecially since they made such a big thing of it
I know I am in the minority here, but I didn't really care for the game. I didn't like the pacing and the cheekiness. Oh well, I know how many of you are looking forward to it. Enjoy.
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Im picking up the game at midnight so i'll be a ways into the single player before I try the multiplayer but im glad to see that they are working hard to get it out as soon as possible. I can only hope that it will not be like the offline co-op where the second player plays a basic thug. Whats the point in having co-op if you can't even play as your own guy
Not working tomorrow, not working out, not doing anything but determining my destiny. Oh, yeah, and dealing with the fact I'll be labled as some kind of card-cheat for exploiting the glitch in Pub Games. Card-cheat... hmm? Well I'm your huckleberry... How duuude... Well daisy if you do.
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Go lionhead. You did well on this one, honest about your issues but fixed it before anyone would really experience it. :D I do agree that day one patches seem a little blah, but if they are to do with online I don't see the problem. Surely if it adds something that is online only and you need to access the tubes to get the feature it's a moo point.
No one should moan about this. It's not really an issue. Nice to see that some hard work was done however.
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Excellent. I'm all for some Coop adventuring.
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"Still totally against day one patches over here"
oh come on he's just getting at the fact that normally when a game needs to have a patch the first day it comes out that it's not a good sign for the rest of the game
My copy shipped from Amazon today and will be here tomorrow. Can't wait, I'm so hyped to play it.
Well that's nice. Still wasn't planning on doing much c-op until I've extensively explored Albion by myself, though.
I've already been playing the game for a few days now and I hope this patch won't affect my save games. Actually, it downloaded a patch when I first popped the game in on the 17th. And co-op also seems unnecessary besides hanging out with a friend; the game is pretty easy already.
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What's the policy on day one patches? You guys 100% against patched reviewing or does this barely slip by? I guess the question is what "launch" means.
I can't believe it's coming out sooner in America than in England,,, I mena, it's MADE here. I guess Microsoft will always have titles released in America first. When will they wake up and make ALL of their release dates GLOBAL?
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The game has been reviewed well without it. Still very glad I can soak it up on launch day =D
Not many games have day 1 updates on the 360. There have been a couple in recent memory but this is one of the few. I wish they would speak up about why they didnt think it would be ready for launch. I'm always interested in such things.
Only thing that sucks is tomorrow right as I get home from work one of my friends has decided he wants to pay me a visit. His first visit in like 7 months...damn guy.
jeff rian just bring the reveiw plz with video r. plz
Lol just think about how much extra publicity this has gotten Fable 2 and LionHead Studio's... Extremely well done sir...
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Don't care, don't have the red ringer console anyway.
"What is wrong with day one patches? If it makes the game better then they're ok with me."
My opinion of day one patches is that the publisher willing decided to ship an unfinished game or promised features being stripped out for whatever reason. I won't congratulate them for trying to rectify that decision with a day one patch but I will acknowledge it. Consoles were supposed to offer gamers the assurance that when a game ships it's complete because of the console's closed system setup. One main hardware configuration as opposed to the PC's extremely varied hardware permutations. As we see on a regular basis the consoles are following in the PC's footsteps with the "ship now, patch later" mentality. Its amazing the way some big profile games (Fable 2, Little Big Planet) always seem to pass the QA tests no matter how buggy or sloppy the game is if it needs to hit a certain release window (read: Christmas holidays). Since I feel Microsoft and Lionhead didn't deal with me honestly in this case then as a consumer I will treat them the same way. Here I come Gamestop. I don't care if I only save a measly $5 off the full price of Fable 2, I am buying it used from you.
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YES! That's great to hear.
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Imagine if the NES had a internet adapter and you had to have a patch to unlock the 2-player in Double Dragon. It wouldn't work then, and it doesn't work now.
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I should have it tomorrow .
The way I see it .. if it meant another week++ to get the game because of something that I would "only use" while "online", and that thing was fixed by "going online" ... then there is no problem at all.
Its not like they made the game where the end level wasnt in the box and you had to log online to get it .... ^^ chill peeps. This is a good thing and they made the decision to publish the game sooner knowing said problem would fix itself when trying to play online.


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A35 Eastbound near Axminster closed after serious accident
The A35 Eastbound is closed due to serious accident involving a lorry and a motorbike between Axminster and Charmouth.
An air ambulance earlier attended the scene.
There is no indication at the moment when the road will reopen.
Devon mother is a Mental Health Hero
A mother from Devon has received an award from the Deputy Prime Minister for her charity work.
Debbie Humberstone from Axminster was nominated as a Mental Health Hero by her daughter, who she helped through mental illness.
The award was in recognition of Debbie's charity, The Project, which tries to help young people with mental health issues by setting up a network to support those aged between 12 and 24.
We've got a team of volunteers and staff who all share my passion, and they all deserve this.
And the young people who we support, the one's who live with these issues and face them with such courage and determination - so the award is for them as well really.
The charity founder is one of ten winners from the region, chosen from 900 nominees.
Beds at Axminster Hospital to close temporarily
It's emerged beds at Axminster Hospital will now close temporarily.
They'll be moved to Seaton Hospital seven miles away. The Northern Devon Healthcare Trust has suspended a court order ruling against any closures - because of concerns over staffing and safety. A legal challenge will be held in court next month.
Judge rules on hospital beds at Axminster
A judge has ruled that NHS managers can't close inpatient beds at Axminster hospital in East Devon before a court hearing is held next month.
The Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust had hoped to move the beds from Axminster to Seaton.
The original 12 week consultation period ended in December.
Hospital beds merger halted
Health chiefs in Devon have apologised for failing to consult people about a decision to move beds from one hospital to another.
There was an angry reaction when it was announced that the in-patient unit at Axminster Hospital would be temporarily closed and moved to Seaton Hospital eight miles away to cope with nurse shortages in both sites.
Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust has now halted the move and has started a four-week public consultation over whether the transfer should take place.
We know that within Devon and nationally we have significant staffing deficits, particularly with the nursing workforce, so on a daily basis we need to ensure we have the right staff in the right place to be able to give the right level of care to our patients.
What we clearly haven't done is we haven't been able to express to the public the clarity in the situation that we face.
This process intends to look at how we can get active dialogue to look at the problem we have and what solution we can get to in terms of what future for the hospital could be.
Firefighters tackle blaze at luxury carpet factory
Three people were treated in hospital yesterday (Tues) when a fire broke out at Britain's most famous carpet makers.
Around 25 firefighters battled the blaze at Axminster Carpets which has been weaving rugs for expensive hotels and royal residences since 1755.
The flames erupted on the ground floor of the firm's Devon HQ and several workers were rushed to hospital.
Axminster Carpets went into administration in March last year and 300 people lost their jobs.
However a consortium bought the company out and hired new workers after securing lucrative new orders.
They included making carpets for the US House of Representatives and a hotel owned by Donald Trump.
"The cause of the fire alarm activation was a fire which had broken out in one area of the plant.
"The cause is not yet known and will be investigated with the fire officer as soon as access is granted into the affected area.
"All staff were immediately evacuated from the site as soon as the alarm sounded.
"Three members of staff were taken to hospital, one suffered from a minor burn to his hand and the other two were checked for smoke inhalation as a precautionary measure.
"All three have been discharged from hospital."
Axminster Carpets blaze injures three
Three people have been injured at a fire at Axminster Carpets in Devon.
Around 25 fire fighters are tackling the blaze which broke out around half past eleven this morning at the commercial premises in Axminster.
Devon smoker quits after 50 years
By Claire Hayhurst, Press Association
A pensioner has finally kicked her 50-year-long smoking habit - after lighting up 750,000 cigarettes.
Ann Veit, 68, from Musbury, near Axminster in Devon, smoked around 40 cigarettes each day from the age of 15.
She attempted to quit smoking three times over the 50-year-period, trying hypnosis, acupuncture and patches.
However, the retired information systems manager eventually managed to give up in March, after attending a weekly NHS stop smoking clinic. She is being supported to quit with the use of patches and an inhaler.
Mrs Veit, who suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, has already seen significant improvement in the function of her lungs.
Carbon monoxide levels in her blood reduced from 26 parts per million (ppm) to just three in one week - the same levels as a non-smoker.
After a serious bout of pneumonia, which left me in hospital, I realised I must stop or I wouldn't last long.
Breathing is easier, I've got more energy, my self-esteem has improved and I no longer feel like a pariah.
I can also see the financial benefits - I've got more money in my purse at the end of the week.
It is hard, but never quit quitting. If I can do it after 50-odd years, there is hope for everyone.
The clinics are run at Axminster Medical Practice every Friday, along with three sessions a week in Honiton, Devon.
Serious accident at Axminster
Two people have been seriously injured in a road crash in Axminster.
Bristol Air Ambulance has taken one casualty to Frenchay Hospital.
It happened on the B3261 between the A35 and Axminster, at around 7.45am today.
The road is closed from the off-slip on the A35 and the start of the B3261, to the end of Axminster roundabout near the train station.
Police seal off nursing home after 'unexplained' death
Police have sealed off an area around an Axminster nursing home after a woman in her fifties was found dead today.
Officers were called to Silverleigh care home in Silver Street at just before 8am after reports of a sudden death.
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ex girlfriends heads on Fridays.
i ask my husband this every year and he always says, "you, with a red ribbon " LOL! I think he's serious though!
@ kessie it is kind of rude to even come at her like that and she is a grown *** woman and can do whatever she feels like she want to do for her man. evry man is different so @fafitalicious you can always take him to get a nice massage for an hour even if you do it already or create a man cave in another room he will love it.
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Mexicans cautiously welcome US immigration reform
One group that could benefit if the bill is passed includes some of the most tragic cases of the current situation: adult migrants deported after decades living in the United States, who often left behind - or brought with them - children born in the United States.
The bill allows such people to apply for re-entry if they were deported for non-criminal reasons and have children, parents or spouses who are U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents.
"This makes me enormously happy," said Margarita Torres, 45, was deported in 2010 after living for 20 years in Washington state, where she worked picking apples. Her 10-year-old daughter, Angelica, who was born in the U.S., is now living with her in a poor Mexico City neighborhood. She hopes to return to the United States and reunite with her husband and four other children in Washington.
"God willing, they will at least give me a visa. What I most want in this world is to see my children," Torres said. "The saddest thing is to have a family broken up."
Like many of her compatriots, Torres said she had learned relatively little English during her years in the United States, just enough to read a bit and answer basic questions. But now she said she's willing to learn. "When I set out to do something, I do it, and I can do this."
Another stumbling block might be the requirement that, in order to apply for provisional immigrant status, migrants cannot have any felony conviction or more than 2 misdemeanors. Rules make it hard for migrants to get drivers' licenses in many states, so it is not unusual for some to have been cited for violations such as driving without a license. "There are a significant number of cases where migrants have had small legal incidents," Garcia Zamora said. "They have some legal record that could prevent them from effectively moving forward."
The many requirements, and the current relatively low level of migration to the United States, may also help to calm concerns in the United States that the bill could spark a mass flood of migrants to the United States.
The current lack of jobs in the United States appears to be a much more important factor than the reform bill, Garcia Zamora said.
"The fundamental variable is the American economy," he noted. "People on social networks in Mexico don't know much about the details of the immigration reform, but what the social networks in the United States and the communities of origin in Mexico are very clear about, is that right now there aren't any jobs in the United States."
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Geographic Range
Wilsonia citrina is generally found in the midwestern and eastern parts of the United States. The western boundary extends north from east Texas to central Wisconsin, and on the east can be found from western New York and Connecticut down to northern Florida. The hooded warbler generally migrates to Southern Mexico and Central America for the winters. (Johns, 2000)
- Biogeographic Regions
- nearctic
- neotropical
Wilsonia citrina generally nests in gaps in heavily forested areas, but stays away from the edge of the forest. Wilsonia citrina picks sites that have a well developed understory to build the nest in. The male and female prefer different habitats during the winter months. Males still prefer forested areas while females will take up in brushy fields and shrubby areas (Johns, 2000).
- Habitat Regions
- temperate
- terrestrial
- Terrestrial Biomes
- forest
- scrub forest
Physical Description
The upper tail and back are an olive-brown color, with the underside of the tail having white feathers. Both male and female birds have a black face with yellow around the eyes, but the coloring on the male is more drastic and distinctive compared to the shaded colors of the female. Wilsonia citrina also has yellow on the underside of the body and pink legs. (Robbins, et al., 1966)
- Other Physical Features
- endothermic
- bilateral symmetry
- Range mass
- 10 to 11 g
- 0.35 to 0.39 oz
- Average length
- 12.5 cm
- 4.92 in
- Average basal metabolic rate
- AnAge
Both male and female W. citrina sing during the process of attracting a mate. While birds will form pairs for mating purposes, it is frequently found that a mother's eggs have been fertilized by a neighboring male (Johns, 2000).
- Mating System
- monogamous
The female constructs a nest in the underbrush of a low lying area. The nest is constructed of bark and plant material, with an outer layer of dead leaves. Three to five eggs are laid, then normally incubated for about twelve days before hatching. After hatching, the chicks will fledge in about eight or nine days and continue their growth into adult birds. Juvenile birds will be capable of reproduction the next breeding season.
- Key Reproductive Features
- iteroparous
- seasonal breeding
- gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate)
- sexual
- fertilization
- oviparous
- Breeding season
- April - June
- Range eggs per season
- 3 to 5
- Average eggs per season
- 3
- AnAge
- Average time to hatching
- 12 days
- Average time to hatching
- 12 days
- AnAge
- Average fledging age
- 9 days
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
- 1 years
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
- 1 years
Males provide from 25% to 75% of feeding visits to young. Scientists had hypothesized that males that provide less parental care use their time and energy to seek matings with neighboring females instead. However, this turns out not to be the case. (Pitcher and Stutchbury, 2000)
- Parental Investment
- altricial
- male parental care
- female parental care
The lifespan of W. citrina is about 8-9 years.
- Average lifespan
Status: wild
- 8 years
- Average lifespan
- Average lifespan
Status: wild
- 98 months
- Bird Banding Laboratory
- Average lifespan
Wilsonia citrina is a migratory bird that summers in North America and migrates south nocturnally to Mexico and Cenral America for the winters. While wintering, the male and female birds often live in different habitats - the males in forests and the females in shrubbery. It is thought that this may have something to do with the sexual dominance of the male (Johns, 2000). While most males attract a single mate, some males will have two females on their territory. Hooded Warblers may avoid small areas of woods in order to increase the number of territories, and thus the chance of inter-pair fertilization.
- Key Behaviors
- flies
- motile
- migratory
- territorial
- dominance hierarchies
Communication and Perception
The hooded warbler has two modes of singing. One involves repeatedly singing the same pattern, and the other is an irregular mix of 3 or 4 different patterns. Singing is used by both the males and females in attracting mates. The repeat mode may be used for attracting the mate, while the irregular mode is some sort of method of "negotiating" with nearby warblers (Wiley, et al., 1994).
Food Habits
Wilsonia citrina feeds primarily on small insects, spiders and other arthropods, either catching them while in flight or picking them off of forest vegetation (Johns, 2000).
- Primary Diet
- insectivore
- eats non-insect arthropods
- Animal Foods
- insects
- terrestrial non-insect arthropods
Predators of W. citrina include snakes, racoons and cats. The largest danger comes from the possibility of running into man-made structures during the nocturnal migrations (Whittam & McCracken, 1999).
- Known Predators
- domestic cats (Felis silvestris)
- raccoons (Procyon lotor)
- snakes (Serpentes)
Ecosystem Roles
While this species feeds on small insects and arthropods, it is not clear that it plays a unique role in the ecosystem, or that its function would have any impact on the ecosystem if it were removed. It has been reduced dramatically in number in various Canadian forests, but there is no apparent effect on those forests (Whittam & McCracken, 1999).
- Ecosystem Impact
- creates habitat
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
It is not clear that this species has any positive impact on humans other than its aesthetic value and its contribution to animal diversity.
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
This species has no negative effect on humans.
Conservation Status
Wilsonia citrina is generally abundant in the United States. In Canada, however, concern has been raised about the dwindling number of mating pairs and efforts are being made to study and prevent the loss of this species from the Canadian landscape. In some cases selective logging may actually help in that it provides a gap in the forest for W. citrina to live, yet doesn't create an edge to the forest. It is difficult for W. citrina to survive on the forest edge because of the increased presence of predators and the loss of desired habitat. (Whittam & McCracken, 1999). Hooded warblers are considered to be a species of special concern in Michigan.
- IUCN Red List
Least Concern
More information
- US Migratory Bird Act
- Protected
- US Federal List
- No special status
- No special status
- State of Michigan List
- Special Concern
Charles Vance (author), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Kerry Yurewicz (editor), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.
- Nearctic
living in the Nearctic biogeographic province, the northern part of the New World. This includes Greenland, the Canadian Arctic islands, and all of the North American as far south as the highlands of central Mexico.
- Neotropical
living in the southern part of the New World. In other words, Central and South America.
- acoustic
uses sound to communicate
- altricial
young are born in a relatively underdeveloped state; they are unable to feed or care for themselves or locomote independently for a period of time after birth/hatching. In birds, naked and helpless after hatching.
- bilateral symmetry
having body symmetry such that the animal can be divided in one plane into two mirror-image halves. Animals with bilateral symmetry have dorsal and ventral sides, as well as anterior and posterior ends. Synapomorphy of the Bilateria.
- carnivore
an animal that mainly eats meat
- chemical
uses smells or other chemicals to communicate
- dominance hierarchies
ranking system or pecking order among members of a long-term social group, where dominance status affects access to resources or mates
- endothermic
animals that use metabolically generated heat to regulate body temperature independently of ambient temperature. Endothermy is a synapomorphy of the Mammalia, although it may have arisen in a (now extinct) synapsid ancestor; the fossil record does not distinguish these possibilities. Convergent in birds.
- female parental care
parental care is carried out by females
- fertilization
union of egg and spermatozoan
- forest
forest biomes are dominated by trees, otherwise forest biomes can vary widely in amount of precipitation and seasonality.
- insectivore
An animal that eats mainly insects or spiders.
- internal fertilization
fertilization takes place within the female's body
- iteroparous
offspring are produced in more than one group (litters, clutches, etc.) and across multiple seasons (or other periods hospitable to reproduction). Iteroparous animals must, by definition, survive over multiple seasons (or periodic condition changes).
- male parental care
parental care is carried out by males
- migratory
makes seasonal movements between breeding and wintering grounds
- monogamous
Having one mate at a time.
- motile
having the capacity to move from one place to another.
- native range
the area in which the animal is naturally found, the region in which it is endemic.
- oviparous
reproduction in which eggs are released by the female; development of offspring occurs outside the mother's body.
- scrub forest
scrub forests develop in areas that experience dry seasons.
- seasonal breeding
breeding is confined to a particular season
- sexual
reproduction that includes combining the genetic contribution of two individuals, a male and a female
- tactile
uses touch to communicate
- temperate
that region of the Earth between 23.5 degrees North and 60 degrees North (between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle) and between 23.5 degrees South and 60 degrees South (between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle).
- terrestrial
Living on the ground.
- territorial
defends an area within the home range, occupied by a single animals or group of animals of the same species and held through overt defense, display, or advertisement
- visual
uses sight to communicate
June 1, 2000. "Georgia Wildlife Web Site; birds: Wilsonia citrina" (On-line). Accessed April 7, 2002 at http://museum.nhm.uga.edu/gawildlife/birds/passeriformes/wcitrina.html.
"Warbler Watch: Hooded Warbler" (On-line). Accessed March 22, 2002 at http://birdsource.cornell.edu/warblers/species/hoowar/.
Johns, M. 2000. "Hooded Warbler" (On-line). Accessed March 22, 2002 at http://faculty.ncwc.edu/MBrooks/pif/Bird%20Profiles/hooded_warbler.htm.
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, "Hooded warbler identification tips" (On-line). Accessed April 7, 2002 at http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/Idtips/h6840id.html.
Pitcher, T., B. Stutchbury. 2000. Extraterritorial forays and male parental care in hooded warblers. Animal Behaviour, 59: 1261-1269.
Robbins, C., B. Bruun, H. Zim. 1966. Birds of North America. New York, NY: Western Publishing Company, Inc..
Whittam, B., J. McCracken. 1999. "Bird Studies Canada report: Hooded warbler poductivity and habitat selection in southern Ontario" (On-line). Accessed 20 June 2003 at http://www.bsc-eoc.org/download/howareport.pdf.
Wiley, R., R. Goddard, A. Thompson. 1994. Use of two singing modes by hooded warblers as adaptations for signalling. Behaviour, 129: 57-75.


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Most of us live in a constant state of fear—of our past, of illness and aging and death, and of losing the things we treasure most. But it doesn't have to be this way, promises Zen master and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh.
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It's fair to note that the Tesla is expensive and there's plenty of money to buy them in Silicon Valley, Beverly Hills and La Jolla. But that said, other luxury vehicle sales are not especially overweighted toward California (it's about 23% for the E-Class for example). So while it remains likely that technology early adopters will continue to buy Teslas and those folks continue to be disproportionately out here, sales will grow faster elsewhere, likely very soon. Given how quickly Model S sedans are popping up on the streets near me, that's saying something.
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Thus far, Audi has apparently remained immune to the Tesla virus as both its larger sedans have scored significant sales increases this year. But if you look at the absolute numbers, you'll see that both are small sellers against the competition. Audi's numbers speak more to its marketing success against Mercedes, BMW and Lexus than against Tesla, it appears. And the other good news for everyone is that even with Tesla's plans to double production by the end of next year, the U.S. figures you see are about all the company is likely to be able to deliver for quite some time. The company plans on selling 21,000 vehicles this year, with most going to the U.S. By the time the production rate hits 40,000 late in 2014, it will be divided between three regions (Europe and Asia, as well as North America) and two vehicles (as the Model X SUV gets introduced at the end of next year). That should mean most competitors don't feel much more pain here than they already are.
The big loser going forward appears to be Porsche, whose Panamera has received mixed results from critics and is mostly outperformed by the less expensive Model S. To make matters worse, Porsche profits come heavily from the Cayenne. When Tesla delivers Model X, Cayenne might well be a significant casualty. The upside for Porsche is it will be entering the midsize SUV segment with its Macan (loosely based on the Audi Q5) long before the Model X arrives. And it will be probably 4 years before Tesla has a smaller SUV that competes in that segment, as that vehicle isn't due till after the company delivers its third-generation sedan, expected no sooner than late in 2016.
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This game is a lot of fun for the kids to play. The disks where damaged because they where loose in the metal case and have been sent in to Microsoft for a free replacement, at last count it has been 10 days and we haven't received them. I suspect they have learned a leason about game packaging. The metal case was also dented, which is to bad for what was supposed to be a "collectors edition"
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Upon receiving the game in the limited edition case I observed that the metal case had been severely damaged and dented. The discs were loose inside the metal case. I actually had to pry one side of the case open in order to get the discs out. Upon removing the discs from the metal case I noticed that the two discs were severely scratched.
Great Game10/24/2007
This is by far one of the best games out for the Xbox 360. I bought the collectors edition after I learned you couldn't wear the spartan helmet that comes with the legendary edition. I would give this game a perfect review, but you now have to use the bumpers for entering/exiting vehicles, and picking up weapons. While you can change the controls, most halo 3 tournaments will not allow you to change them. the only other problem is the fact that the collector editions that were sold on release day sometimes have dented cases or scratched disks. overall, I think that this game and this version is worth the money.
Excellent game9/28/2007
If you haven't ordered your copy of Halo 3 or gone out to purchase it and you're a Halo fan. Might as well get it today. On the con side, my box came dented and it's one of those Limited Edition disks that were scratched. It's free to replace through Microsoft so I will be doing that.
Dont buy this version of the game9/26/2007
I am sure most of the gamers already know this, but the case for this version of the game (Limited Collector's Edition) is scraching the disks because of the way the clip that holds the dvds was made. I opened three of this cases to find all the disk in all three of them scratched. Great game (but not the best xbox 360 game out there - imho) a must buy, a pity this version is all mess up. MS is replacing them - the cds - for free, but I want to buy a game to play it, not to send it for replacement out of the box.
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I have a batch file (.bat) in Windows which I am using to run a program. The problem is sometimes the program crashes and I'd like to know when it does. If I double-click the program's .exe in an Explorer window and the program crashes (like if a .dll is missing) then I get a message like
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But when I run the program through the .bat file, I don't get any indication that the program crashes - no popup, no output to the command line.
I'm guessing it has something to do with the .bat file absorbing the error message. For reference my .bat file looks like this (shortened to keep the post simple):
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Ok so I have a Dlink DGL-4300 "Gaming" router. The reason I got it in the first place (about a year and a half ago) was because it was relatively cheap and had gigabit ethernet. I transfer quite a lot of data between my linux server, HTPC, and main desktop so I'd like to stay with gigabit ethernet.
My problem is that this stupid router has started rebooting itself when under a load. Sometime, even reboots when just sitting there. This is particularly frustrating because it happens every 30 min or so when I'm downloading torrents. The other day it completely reset itself, like everything set to factory defaults. I hadn't backed up my settings in a few months so I had to redo them all (port forwarding and stuff for torrents and my ftp server)
So, I need a new router. Something of good quality. It does NOT have to be wireless, I can hook up my old router and use it as a wireless access point for my laptop to use.
Is this one any good?
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Windows encountered a problem and must restart after installing SEP
Hello everyone,
I got some machines DELL Latitude with windows 7 64 bit. After installing SEP 12.1 the following message appear:
"Windows has encountered a critical problem and will restart automatically in one minute."
I had to uninstall SEP in order to fix it.Hope you can help me with this, thanks in advance.
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What Dell Latitude is that ?
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Try Updating the Dell drivers
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I would also suggest you to Open a Case with Symantec Technical Support and be ready with the Full memory dump.
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ATLANTA -- Quin Snyder, a former assistant coach with the Lakers and 76ers and former coach at Missouri, has been hired to join new Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer's staff as an assistant. Snyder returns to the NBA with the Hawks after spending last season as an assistant with CSKA Moscow. From 2007-10, Snyder had a 94-56 record as coach of the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League and was the 2008-09 D-League coach of the year. Snyder was 128-96 with four NCAA tournament appearances in seven seasons at Missouri. He also is a former assistant at Duke, where he played from 1985-89. Budenholzer was named the Hawks' coach on May 29. He is continuing as an assistant with the San Antonio Spurs through the NBA Finals.
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Butch Hancock
Butch Hancock enjoys the auto industry so much that it doesn't take much to keep him inspired.
Hancock, a Kenny Kent managing partner and the general manager of the company's Toyota and Lexus dealerships in Evansville, said, "The smell of a new car still gets to me every time when I open the door. It's an attraction and an addiction."
The 51-year-old Hancock also gets excited when new vehicle models arrive, keeping his enthusiasm high.
Earlier this year, his interest in maintaining the highest possible customer satisfaction levels at Kenny Kent Toyota, Scion and Lexus, while adjusting to a difficult market in the tight economy, caught the attention of Dealer magazine, an automotive trade publication distributed to all new car franchise dealers in the United States.
Hancock was featured on the magazine cover and in a three-page article inside.
His roots with Kenny Kent go back 36 years — to 1973 — when he started with the company as a teenager, washing cars.
Hancock joined the Kenny Kent sales staff in 1980 after studying business at the University of Southern Indiana. He became a general manager nine years ago and a managing partner five years ago.
He credited the late Barbara J. Marting, a former USI adviser and chairwoman of the university's management and marketing department, with encouraging him to go into sales. "When you get out of school and want to make some money, you could make a potful in sales," she told him.
Hancock's father, Bert Hancock, had a long career with Kenny Kent, which also drew him to the industry, and he has enjoyed tinkering with cars since his youth.
"I've always had the interest, and I'm presently building a 1938 pickup truck from scratch, wanting to turn it into a street rod," Hancock said.
"I'm about 60 to 70 percent finished."
Hancock bought the truck body from a St. Louis resident whom he met at the 2008 Frog Follies.
Q: What goals do you set for yourself?
A: To continue to work hard, work smart and pay attention to people in the industry whom I believe are the sharpest.
Q: Do you miss many days of work?
A: I haven't had a sick day since I've been here. I've always felt like I would let somebody down if I didn't show up.
Q: How much more difficult is managing people than selling cars?
A: It's a lot tougher managing people. When you're a sales person, all you have to do is manage yourself. In my position as a manager, I'm responsible for 170 employees.
I'm fortunate that we have a large very senior staff, so we're not constantly having to train people.
Obviously as a manager, I also must make business decisions, plus deal with associates' personal issues every single day.
Q: What qualities do you look for in a prospective employee?
A: I look for people with good attitudes and a history of good work ethics and good people skills — people who get along well with other people. We can train and teach people the required skills. But we can't teach someone to have a good attitude or good work ethics. That just doesn't happen.
Q: What interview question do you most often ask an applicant?
A: One thing that pops out of my mouth every time is: "Are you looking for a job or a career?"
If the person says a job, it indicates to me he or she probably will be a short-timer.
If the answer is a career, we won't mind investing in his or her career. About 99 percent of all applicants say they're wanting a career.
Q: What important leadership lessons have you learned?
A: I've learned to be patient in making decisions and really think each one through.
Obviously, I don't want to put a decision off forever, but pausing for an hour or a day or a week, depending on the decision that must be made — rather than make a quick decision and not be able to change it — has saved me many times.
I've learned to always be honest, which pays big dividends including that of a clear conscious.
It's just the right thing to do every time.
I look a customer in the eye and am very honest with him. If he isn't going to do future business with me, that's OK.
Q: Have your successes in life or the challenges you've faced most influenced your career?
A: I'd say both have influenced it. I dealt with obstacles early in my life that could have kept me from achieving success, and that helped me to be able to move along.
Q: What else drives you to excel?
A: My belief in God and my faith, and my desire to always look for the best in people and do the best for people.
Q: Do you need a push to get going in the morning or are you a self-starter?
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It's been a while since I've seen anything I really wanted bike wise. Granted I haven't been looking around with the same feverishly wet palmed ferver as I used to. Mostly out of tool buying necessity, but also because I have a tendency of buying way too much weird shit. But damn, a lovely Jack Taylor tandem would be awesome to own!
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From China with loans
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of Finance, is in China with a 17-man delegation to woo Chinese investors and explore the possibility of securing a $3 billion loan from the Export-Import Bank of China. The loan, if granted, will attract a three per cent interest rate and is part of the $7.9 billion external loans President Goodluck Jonathan wants the National Assembly to approve. So far, if official records are accurate, Nigeria has an external loan burden of $5.7 billion. If the $3 billion facility is added to the current debt figure, we would be contending with a burden of nearly $9 billion. If the National Assembly agrees completely with Jonathan's request, we would groan under more than $13 billion debt burden. We must of course reassure ourselves that those running our economy this time around are better book-keepers than public officers who ran it in the past, and that, as they swear, they would use the loans for more productive uses.
It is bewildering that a few years back, under the Chief Olusegun Obasanjo presidency, public officers were caught in the frenzy of paying off all our loans in order, as they said, to begin enjoying the salubrious air of a debt-free nation. There was no argument spared, and no persuasive skill left unharnessed, to convince a wary and pauperised public reluctant to endorse a massive financial haemorrhage of the kind contemplated by Obasanjo and his then Finance minister, Okonjo-Iweala. Nigerians were brusquely overruled at the time, just as they are being ignored this time.
A novelist once caricatured a spendthrift whose frenetic desire to spend money was triggered whenever he managed to save a considerable amount of money. A foreign newsmagazine called it Cranstonian economics. Nigeria may be at that precise point where its eagerness to borrow is triggered by its loan repayment. So, why in the first instance endure the pain of repaying loans on such a massive scale when the country was to be led down the steep slope of debt burden again?
Public administration in Nigeria has obviously become a nightmare. Once a self-professed whiz kid in government is seized by an idea, and he or she has the enterprise to make the president buy it, the next thing is to begin implementation. There is little or no debate, and everyone who denounces the impracticable idea of the whiz kid is pulled by the ear and shown the public officer's resume. Even ruling parties and the president/governors behave the same way. The consequence is that public policies are often insular or inept.
Do we need the loans we have begun to accumulate again? Loans are in themselves not bad, but they must be a last resort. The fact about the Nigerian situation, however, is that we are still steeped in practices that cost us needlessly: expensive government; unwise unitary system of government; unwieldy 36-state structure, and still counting; third-rate politicians in office whose ability to think clearly and logically is compromised by poor education; and a host of other silly encumbrances. Consider, for instance, that one of the projects to benefit from the new loans is what officials have described as modernisation of the rail system. Of course, that modernisation has nothing to do with bullet train.
Given the Jonathan government's appetite for external loans, and the ruling party's inurement to radical political changes, it should not surprise us, if in the next few years, we inch our way steadily once again into the big league of borrowers. Let us hope then that $15 billion or $20 billion would sate our gluttony and match, not surpass, our past experience with crushing debts.
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Tampa, Fla. (June 3, 2010) A team of researchers from several collaborating Baylor University research centers and from Japan's Okayama Graduate School of Medicine have found a way to more consistently isolate pancreatic islet cells from brain dead donors using ductal injection (DI), a process that immediately cools donor islet cells at the injection site. The more successful islet isolation process resulted in the three type 1-diabetes patients, who received islet cell transplants, becoming insulin independent.
Their study is published in issue 19(3) of Cell Transplantation and it is now freely available on-line at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cog/ct/ .
"Inconsistent islet isolation is one of the important issues in clinical islet transplantation," said Dr. Shinichi Matsumoto, the research team's lead author. "Failure of donor islet isolation often results from the loss of the donor pancreas. Our simple modification of the retrieval process appears valuable for assuring greater success in islet transplantation."
Ductal injection is a procedure that modifies the islet isolation process using a cooling solution on the pancreatic islet cells derived from brain-dead donors. The cooling solution, applied at the donor's pancreatic ductal site, aids the viability of the islet cells.
The team successfully isolated islet cells in the DI group seven times while only three out of eight islet cell groups were isolated in the nonductal injection group. When islets from the DI group were transplanted into three type 1 diabetic patients, all three became insulin independent.
"DI significantly improved the quantity and quality of isolated islets and resulted in a high success rate of clinical islet transplantation," said Dr. Matsumoto.
According to the research team, a fifty percent success rate for clinical islet isolation has been standard; they w
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An accomplished, young pitching coach, Jim Belanger is entering his third season at Maryland and his first as associate head coach. Belanger was named to the Terrapin coaching staff on August 13, 2012. Last season, Belanger mentored a staff that ranked 12th nationally in strikeouts per game (8.1) and totaled a school-record 500 strikeouts to help lead Maryland to its first 40-win season in school history and a spot in the NCAA Super Regionals. The Terrapin pitching staff, headlined by ACC strikeout leader Jake Stinnett and freshman All-American Mike Shawaryn, also posted the fifth-lowest opponent batting average in the ACC (.238).
Belanger was instrumental in the development of Stinnett and Shawaryn. Stinnett, who had not pitched an entire season as a starter until 2014, led the ACC and ranked fifth nationally in strikeouts with 132, a Maryland single-season record, and ranked first in the conference in complete games (4) and innings pitched (118.0) en route to All-ACC and ABCA All-Region honors significantly improving his draft stock.
Stinnett jumped 27 rounds from the previous year and was selected in the second round of the 2014 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs. It is the second straight year Belanger and Maryland have had a pitcher selected within the first six rounds of the MLB First-Year Player Draft after Jimmy Reed was taken in the sixth round of the 2013 draft by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Under Belanger, Shawaryn became one of the best freshmen pitchers in the country. Serving as Maryland's Saturday starter from the beginning of the season, Shawaryn totaled 11 wins, which led the ACC and set a Maryland single-season record. Following an impressive debut campaign, Shawaryn, along with second baseman Brandon Lowe, became the first Maryland player to earn All-America honors since 2002. Shawaryn was named a freshman All-American by Baseball America, Louisville Slugger, NCBWA and Perfect Game.
While the front end of the pitching staff garnered a lot of attention, Belanger guided a back end that also left its mark in the Maryland record book. For the second straight season, Kevin Mooney served as the closer and tied a Maryland single-season record racking up 13 saves. In addition, lefty Ben Brewster posted a team-low .151 opponent batting average out of the pen and was selected in the 15th round of the 2014 MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox.
In 2013, his first season in College Park, Belanger guided a pitching staff that featured two of the top-15 pitchers in the ACC in Reed and Stinnett. In addition, Belanger developed Mooney into one of the top closers in the conference. Mooney finished the season tied for fourth in the ACC in saves with nine, the highest total ever by a Maryland freshman and the second-highest single-season total in school history.
Under Belanger's tutelage, Reed solidified himself as one of the conference's premier pitchers. An All-ACC selection, Reed ranked seventh in the conference in ERA (2.33) and was one of only five ACC pitchers to throw two or more complete games in conference action. After an outstanding senior campaign, Reed was drafted in the sixth round of the 2013 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Belanger also oversaw the emergence of Stinnett. After beginning the year as the Terps' closer, Stinnett transitioned to the weekend rotation and totaled six quality starts in his final seven appearances including a complete-game performance at Duke (4/28/13). Stinnett ranked 13th in the ACC with a 2.83 ERA and held opposing hitters to a .204 average, which tied for the fourth-best mark in the ACC. Stinnett was a 29th-round selection by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2013 MLB Draft.
Including Mooney, Belanger molded a pitching staff that featured six true freshmen with Brandon Casas, Jake Drossner, Jared Price and Alex Robinson all playing prominent roles throughout the season. Mooney, Price and Casas ranked first, second and third on the team, respectively, in appearances, while Robinson ranked third on the team in strikeouts and fourth in innings pitched. Drossner made six starts, the fourth-most on the squad.
Belanger arrived in College Park after four seasons at Monmouth University where he oversaw the development of Pat Light, who was named New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association (NJCBA) Pitcher of the Year and drafted 37th overall in the MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox. In 2011, Belanger developed a staff which helped lead the Hawks to 36 regular season wins and the 2011 Northeast Conference (NEC) regular season title. The pitching staff posted a 3.34 ERA, which ranked 36th nationally and first in the NEC. In over 460 innings pitched, the staff allowed a league-low 462 hits, 216 runs, and 132 walks while recording a conference-high 322 strikeouts. Under Belanger's tutelage, Nick Meyers earned 2011 NEC Pitcher of the Year honors, and Andrew McGee was named to the 2011 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American team and was honored as the NEC Relief Pitcher of the Year. A native of North Babylon, N.Y., Belanger began his coaching career at the University of Louisville in 2009 as an undergraduate assistant coach. Belanger helped Louisville win the Big East regular season and tournament championships as the Cardinals hosted a NCAA regional for the first time in school history. During the summer of the 2008, Belanger helped coach the Bayside Yankees Senior American Baseball Club. The Bayside Yankees finished with a team ERA of 3.41 on its way to the National Amateur Baseball Federation National Championship. A two-year letterwinner at Louisville, Belanger was a member of a Cardinals' starting rotation in 2007 and 2008. After helping the Cardinals advance to the 2007 College World Series, Belanger helped the squad win the Big East title and a spot in the 2008 NCAA tournament. While at Louisville, Belanger appeared in 33 games for the Cardinals and started 17. In 98-2/3 innings, Belanger posted a 5.29 ERA while striking out 63. In 2007, Belanger posted a 3.94 ERA in 59-1/3 innings and held opponents to a .248 batting average. In two seasons at Cecil Community College in North East, Md., Belanger compiled a 17-4 record with a 2.90 ERA and 108 strikeouts. Belanger holds an associate degree in general education from Cecil Community College and a bachelor of science in sociology from Louisville.


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Agricenter Harvest Festival going to the dogs
Two traditional Agricenter events will merge this weekend when Harvest Festival and Showcase of Dogs are held this Saturday.
"We actually moved Harvest Festival to the same weekend as the dog showcase because we thought people coming out to either event might be interested in the other one," said Amy Barton, director of sales and marketing at the Agricenter.
Harvest Festival, which is free, will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Showcase of Dogs has a $5 admission and will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
All net proceeds from the showcase will be donated to the AKC Canine Foundation & Hope House of Memphis.
The showcase will include multiple competitions -- everything from rescue, full-agility, flyball and obedience trials.
"Basically, there's something here for anyone who likes dogs," said show founder Walter Sommerfelt.
The showcase also will have several dogs that have appeared in movies, television programs and commercials. Among them is Simon, a terrier mix that has appeared in the film "In the Wild" and TV shows such as "Dirty Sexy Money" and "Hannah Montana."
While Sommerfelt said they don't recommend people bring their own dogs to the event, it is allowable if the dogs are on short leashes and those dogs are welcome to enter other "for fun" contests where owners see how fast they can dress up their dogs or test their temperament and behavior in the "Canine Good Citizen Test."
Harvest Festival will include face painting, a petting zoo, pumpkin painting and games.
Barton said the events are a good way for people to get to know the Agricenter.
"We encourage people to take advantage of the corn maze and pumpkin patch, the things that are here throughout October," she said. "Some people come back to (one or more of the fall events) every year. But for others, it's their first exposure to Agricenter."
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Showcase of Dogs: $5 admission, will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
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