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Exploring the effects of individual traits and within-colony variation on task differentiation and collective behavior in a desert social spider
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- Keiser, C.N., Jones, D.K., Modlmeier, A.P. et al. Behav Ecol Sociobiol (2014) 68: 839. doi:10.1007/s00265-014-1696-9
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Social animals are extraordinarily diverse and ecologically abundant. In understanding the success of complex animal societies, task differentiation has been identified as a central mechanism underlying the emergence and performance of adaptive collective behaviors. In this study, we explore how individual differences in behavior and body size determine task allocation in the social spider Stegodyphus dumicola. We found that individuals with high body condition indices were less likely to participate in prey capture, and individuals' tendency to engage in prey capture was not associated with either their behavioral traits or body size. No traits were associated with individuals' propensity to participation in web repair, but small individuals were more likely to engage in standard web-building. We also discovered consistent, differences among colonies in their collective behavior (i.e., colony-level personality). At the colony level, within-colony variation in behavior (aggressiveness) and body size were positively associated with aggressive foraging behavior. Together, our findings reveal a subtly complex relationship between individual variation and collective behavior in this species. We close by comparing the relationship between individual variation and social organization in nine species of social spider. We conclude that intraspecific variation is a major force behind the social organization of multiple independently derived lineages of social spider.


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Remember the small people from The Lollipop Guild in The Wizard of Oz? What would they dance to? If The Beatles had taken a few more hallucinogens during their Sgt. Pepper's and Magical Mystery period, what would they have sounded like? On both accounts, probably a little like the whimsical, glee Pop played by Bipolaroid at The Circle Bar Thursday night.
The last time I saw Bipolaroid was about two years ago at the same venue. I sat at the bar, and I let myself get taken in by their subtle wave of psychedelic Rock.
There was less subtlety last night. The quintet of two guitars, bass, drums, and synthesizer led by vocalist/guitarist Ben Glover was straight-up loud. They rocked. This time around it took a knock over the head instead of a leading haze to get me into their headspace. A lot has happened in the last two years to foster a change in their sound. I point a finger at the release of their first album, the departure of band everyman Ben Sumner, and new members.
There were a few things during the first half of the concert that kept me from getting into the music. Glover's dreamy English-accented(he's American) mumblings went well with the music, but his nihilistic approach annoyed me. Also, Glover didn't start stomping and flailing until later in the set. Most of the time, he and his bandmates stood like stones. They needed to get into the music from the get-go to release a little of the pretension out of the room and make the audience more comfortable.
Shoegazing effects-laden meanderings, guitar loops and some spacey artistry made them enjoyable. During the last few minutes of one song, Bipolaroid built so much sound upon sound in such an inconspicuous way that when silence enveloped the bar after the song, I thought, "They were playing all that?"
All in all, I was satisfied by the music when I left The Circle Bar. The music eventually got to me. I know why. Though people love to talk about how the band is so derivative of late '60's psych rock, Glover simply writes good pop songs. I liked "The Looking Glass."


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The rest is left unwritten....by Kalli Daffin / Make a Comment
With the world of digital and technology opening up new ways for us to engage and interact with each other via email, blogs, forums and social networks to name but a few ...it got me thinking generally about the wider issue of online etiquette and the unwritten rules of digital engagement…
Here at Wickedweb, defining a social media strategy that is in-keeping with your business and brand values is vital to success and a key part of our integrated digital planning and the opportunities resulting from this are dramatically increasing.
But what about on an individual level? When we go about our social life, day to day and face to face, there are certain social and behavioural codes of conduct that (for the most part) we adhere to as part of living in a society, we clearly all have different voices and opinions and how we choose to express ourselves to a certain extent is dictated to by our upbringing and individual experiences but the difference here is that we have a clear defined audience and may temper our behavior accordingly.
This all instantly changes when we converse online. Do the same rules of human etiquette apply or do we need to learn new methods of online communication? When we choose to post a new comment or respond to a thread - a whole new potential audience comes into play and what may have been intended as an innocent comment can suddenly be the centre of a hot-fired debate or personal attack.
We have already witnessed the major shift in written communication with short-hand text messaging and a whole raft of new abbreviations for online In fact recent developments in the US now mean we can start introducing the Sark Mark to our online communications – so what's next?
Art that inspires.by Denis Gordo / Make a Comment
Rarindra Prakarsa is a photographer and Photoshop artist working out of Indonesia who has an incredibly rich portfolio of work to show off. His stuff is reverberating around the Web right now, but it's worth repeating here. Even if you don't like the style (and some people may perhaps find it to be a little cheesy or overblown) you have to admire the sheer style of the compositions and the amount of effort these photos take.
I was inspired by his art and tried to handle photo in the same style. I've chosen one unsuccessful picture and a couple hours of painstaking work has turned out rather interesting result:
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You had me at "digital..."by Mark Townsend / Make a Comment
The way each of us view the World Wide Web is an experience unique to our own interests, dictating on where our digital travels take us. So with the digital world becoming more dynamic by the day from more real time results, (provided by the more popular search engines and dynamic websites continuing to upgrade the content) we are constantly required to install, upgrade and update our systems no matter our travels.
This move to become more dynamic has pushed "static" websites out of the picture and more importantly out of the search results, seeing more of us creating our own network with a large amount content being updated regularly. A common example for a business keeping digital sees them maintaining and optimising a dynamic website, tweeting about notes of relevance, providing customers/clients with Facebook activity and more. This is a task not lightly approached compared to the previous "static" website with the same content for months on end.
As we know the WWW is always moving forwards, although I believe we can happily say creating and maintaining a large digital presence will be hugely beneficial regarding business for some time yet, even if the tools we use achieve this take a few turns here and there.
Living in this digital world we are never shocked when technologies move forward, but sometimes we are impressed. Some of the changes that caught my eye recently included the way we browse. We haven't seen many new brands moving in new browsers over the past couple of years until Chrome came along. As the power struggle continues with the long lasting few we saw this new browser emerge in the top three, which set out around September 2008 saw a continuing rise, from 3% of the whole market in September to a staggering 12.3% in March 2010. (stats). This means Safari and Opera are providing a browsing experience for only a small part and the market is left between Internet Explorer (34.9%), Firefox (46.2%) and Chrome (12.3%). If Chrome's presence shows no sign slowing down I can see some real competition starting here.
For the future we have had seen Facebook claim to be taking on Google: "Facebook's bid to rule the web as it goes social" and similarly Yahoo are confident "Google will have a problem" for its future due to lack of branching out in terms of business as well.
To confirm the strength of Social Media think back to a time Before Facebook, would you of thought a social networking site would give people the ability to join groups and unite for or against public concerns, seeing headlines like "Facebook groups strength"? on BBC news. We are truly moving a large amount of economy to our digital business' which is in turn providing a larger and smarter digital world.
Should you care about HTML5?by Steve Coventry / Make a Comment
Answer: Yes! HTML5 is going to form the foundations of most websites within a few years, and most modern browsers including FireFox, Chrome, Safari and Opera already support it. Here is a cool demo of just some of what can be achieved without any plugins.
Previously visualization like this which play music, displays smooth animations, and hooks straight into Twitter, would've been something you'd have to build in Flash or Silverlight, requiring developers to know multiple languages, and viewers to download weighty plugins. Now it's possible to pull this off using just HTML5, which includes support for video and audio embedding, a canvas for scriptable animations and all kinds of other rich content that'll make current HTML based webpages look weak and bland in comparison.
Big names like YouTube are already looking at ditching their Flash player in preference of a full HTML5 offering, it's also fueling the fire heating up between Apple and Adobe over Flash on the iPhone. The latest models of the iPhone coming out will heavily feature HTML5, offering some great features for advertisers that you can check out here.
So grab the latest build of your favourite browser and have a look at what it can do. You'll be seeing a lot more of this before too long, so if your newest gadget's software supports it, consider it a worthwhile feature.
Serving the Official Charts Websiteby Robert King / Make a Comment
With the release this week of The Official Charts website which is hosted on our Wickedweb CMS platform it's a good time to look at some of the CMS features that make it possible.
The Official Charts website is a busy site throughout the week but with the chart release at 7pm on Sunday we also have to serve an incredible peak of traffic.
One of my central design goals for the Wickedweb CMS was speed under load. Under load the weak point in any content management system is normally the database. Whilst it is reasonably straight forward to increase your ability to serve http requests just by adding hardware it is a lot harder to increase your ability to serve database requests in the same way.
A normal content managed page will contain a number of modifiable content areas, a number of modifiable menu structures and possibly some custom elements (for example the chart listings on The Official Charts site). A naive CMS implementation would fetch each item from the database and render them into the page on every page view. The Wickedweb CMS avoids this by integrating caching at every level. What this means is that we only have to fetch and render content once for any change. Even on page elements that change at the level of seconds this can be a big win for a busy site. If you are serving 50 pages a second and have content that changes once a second you will still be reducing the load for this element from 50 database calls per second to 1 per second. By integrating the caching at every level from individual database rows, to module page components up to entire pages we are able to not only reduce database load but also the work done for each page load. This means many more pages per second can be served by the same hardware.
Another way of reducing your server load is to move static content off of the server and onto a content delivery network (CDN). Using a CDN not only means freeing up your server to serve more dynamic content but also moves the static content nearer to your customers, improving their page load times. The Wickedweb CMS integrates CDN hosting seamlessly, you upload content to the CMS as if it was stored locally and the CMS publishes to the CDN for you.
It should go without saying that a quality hosting platform is essential to a quality CMS driven site, however many people are attracted to the low prices of bulk shared hosting providers. It is a false economy as your site will be at the mercy of the hundreds of other sites on the same server. This can mean not only a bad customer experience but also poor search engine ranking.
For the Wickedweb CMS we have partnered with leading managed hosting provider Rackspace who provide a powerful, highly reliable, secure hosting platform for our CMS. By serving the CMS on hardware dedicated only to that purpose we are in control of all the elements that affect performance from the server configuration, the code and the maximum load. Depending on the demands of your website the Wickedweb CMS is able to scale from shared hosting, to a dedicated server or multi-server solution.
To script or not to script, that is the question.by Billy Harvey / Make a Comment
When designing and building a website it is imperative that you get the balance right between functional and fascinating. While some clients and their products lend themselves to being highly visual and attention grabbing it is not always a good idea to use too many fancy techniques to obtain your goal.
Use too much javascript and you are in danger of confusing the user and cluttering up your webspace as well as possibly hindering SEO.
Use javascripting techniques sparingly and your website can subtly guide the user to where you want them to be. Be it the shopping basket for an e-commerce site or the donate page of a charity organisation.
Some sites, such as the award winning www.ellaskitchen.co.uk lend themselves to being fun and interactive whereas other sites are there in order to inform the user using facts and figures and do not require any sort of extra "va va voom".
When used properly javascript is a powerful tool for enhancing a users experience and keeping them navigating in the way that you want them to. Provided there is no disruption to the user either through slow loading times or the screen being too cluttered with movement then javascript is a powerful weapon in the web developers arsenal.
Wickedweb gets the ball rolling for Mitreby Neil Narain / Make a Comment
Unperturbed by the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, Mitre has taken flight with its latest international digital incarnate.
Mitre Russia now has its own web presence which utilises the Wickedweb CMS and the result can be found at www.mitre.ru.
Testament to the multilingual capabilities of Wickedweb CMS, the Russian Mitre team was able to create a localised version of the "mother" site and the software can easily cope with different alphabets and character sets.
Part of Wickedweb's remit to Mitre is to roll out the international phase of their digital strategy, initially launching the global portal; next steps to bring the different territories in line with the UK "flagship" site.
Wickedweb's digital recommendations included the provision of rigid design templates to protect the brand's integrity around the globe, with flexible content areas so that images and copy can be tailored to the local territory market.
We're proud to adhere to the famous marketing mantra, "think global, act local!" ensuring that Mitre's global digital strategy is consistent, albeit with localised nuances.
Watch out for the Chilean version coming very soon, volcanic ash dependent of course!
What's that?... Another Web Award?by Robert Hollander / Make a Comment
Wickedweb are happy to announce that the Ella's Kitchen Website has won the IMA Best in Class Award.
The Best in Class web design award is the highest honor bestowed by the Interactive Media Awards. It represents the very best in planning, execution and overall professionalism!
Wickedweb Scoops Event Website Awardby Anna Dixon / 7 Comment(s)
We are delighted to announce that our entry into the IMA competition, under the category 'Events', has today won the IMA Outstanding Achievement Award with an impressively high score.
The London Vet Show, part of the CloserStill Media event portfolio, was a new event launched in 2009 and we partnered with the organisers to deliver a creatively refreshing and functionally exciting website for both the visitors and exhibitors alike. In its inaugural year, exhibitor participation and visitor attendence exceeded expectations and 2010 stand sales are already well ahead of targets. The presentation of the IMA award positions the London Vet Show event as an industry leader in the digital sphere too and we look forward to building on this brand success by enhancing the online experience further later this year.
The Outstanding Achievement award is the second highest honor bestowed by IMA and an extremely challenging award to win. The London Vet Show website excelled in all areas of the judging criteria, including design, usability, content, functionality and cross browser compatibiity, and represents a very high standard of planning, execution and overall professionalism. Click here to view our IMA awards gallery and find out more about the awarding body.
The Official Charts Company Website Launchby Cat Woods / Make a Comment
This week sees the press announcement of The Official Charts website. The final result is one that we at Wickedweb and The Official Charts are proud of, and a vast improvement in terms of front end appeal to the consumer and the technical development that operates behind the scenes.
With a complete design overhaul, and fantastic new functionality, fans of the UK Charts can now hear, watch, and purchase chart entries on the site through 7digital, Tunetribe and Muzu.
The feedback from the users of the website has been phenomenal since launch, 'superb', 'looks amazing', 'congratulations', 'great clear new look'.
Managing Director, Martin Talbot, stated that "it was important that our new site was as advanced as the charts now are – it is designed to be the ultimate destination site for anyone looking to find out what is happening in music right now, as well giving the option to delve into five decades of British music history."
Check out the awesome additions - the historic timeline, the countdown clock, video preview of a track, listen to a track. The website is controlled through Wickedweb CMS, along with some rather clever automated features through which we hold back on the charts releases until precisely 7pm every Sunday. The CMS gives The Official Charts the much needed flexibility to instantaneously edit features such as the main home page, selecting which charts feature on landing pages, and many more.
For more information on the project check out The Official Charts Company Case Study page.
Plus there's even more exciting elements being released very soon. Watch this space to see future developments and check out the site now ... if you haven't had a sneaky peak already.
Marathon fever: tracking your running friendby Melissa Constantinou / Make a Comment
April; the month where bluebells flood our woodlands and thousands of people worldwide strap on their trainers and take to the roads for an epic run. People run for every cause imaginable and will never fail to surprise you with their inventive costumes. The London marathon this year, for example, saw a man walking with a fridge on his back – Yes a fridge!! Now if that isn't the perfect analogy for determination I don't know what is!
As part of my new year's resolution this year I decided I would get involved in this 'marathon fever' and took on the Paris marathon. Two weeks later I found myself cheering on London marathon runners at their last 2 and painful miles. Having now experienced both sides of the crowd barrier I understand what a difference it makes when your friends and family are cheering you on; but as a spectator finding your running friend is a challenge itself....
In the wake of the mobile application revolution everything is becoming more accessible. With this in mind I knew there had to be an application out there that would help me track my running friend from the palm of my hand - and no better than Google was there to help me with my plight. Using Google Latitude combined with this handy online guide you can now follow your running friend and support them at those crucial moments!! No longer will you get dizzy looking into the face of every runner to spot your friend. All you need is a phone that can run Google Maps version 3.0+ or higher and a list of motivational cheers to callout to those determined runners.
Hoorah for Google Latitude!
Lifelogging – The Camera Never Liesby Cat Woods / Make a Comment
The term 'lifelog' is referred to by a variety of names such as 'lifecasting' and 'lifecaching'. If you've not heard of this form of social networking, then read on...
Lifelogging is not a new concept and has been around since the early 1980s but in today's blogging climate, this type of activity is becoming more popular with individuals and more interestingly forming part of brand consumer research.
It involves a small camera being carried by an individual, usually worn around an individual's neck. The purpose is the ability to document their actions 24/7 to gain a deeper insight of their daily routine.
Unlike other forms of consumer research such as focus groups and one-to-one interviews, this method allows the consumer to conform to their natural instincts rather than being fully aware of being scrutinised in what they are saying or doing. This is why more and more brands are picking up on this technique, as the results are a truer reflection of the individual. Rather than having an edited version of the truth, the results than come back show the person's whole life with actual real-life experiences.
The vital areas where results are really beneficial is when information is required for what people buy and when, how people react to media, getting people to change their behaviour in terms of brand development planning.
The insight and innovation director at GSK Consumer Healthcare, Lois Schorah, says it is this element of lifelogging that most attracts her to the technique. "It would be really useful to see what people are looking at on a shelf, how long for and whether they are looking at the information on the back of the packet," she says. "It has lots of potential for understanding shoppers. It could be quite a flexible tool."
The downfall of this methodology is that whilst the results are fantastic, the hours of footage that needs to be analysed is vast, but there is a lot of development that is continuing whereby software will recognise certain details, such as an activity or a logo.
Whilst the more popular forms of user research can return an altered perspective of an individual, this technique cannot lie. Many brands chose to replay the footage analysis to the individuals in order to change their behaviour. For example, Dr Bob Cook, board director at a research agency carried out one project looking at levels of environmental awareness among consumers. People had stated that they were very interested in green issues such as recycling and saving energy, but the lifelogging footage showed something different. "They realised that they weren't being as green as they could have been," he reports.
From a personal perspective I love this concept but it goes against our nature of our choice of memories which we historically record in a photo album. Rather than a edited version of events to recall happy memories in many years time, you cannot hide from the truth in lifelogging. A scary prospect for some... the camera never lies!
@peerpressureby Chris Merriman / 2 Comment(s)
"They" say that the forthcoming general election will be won or lost in the Blogsphere. Certainly, the evidence that Barack Obama's victory was down to his tech awareness and tireless Tweeting is more than circumstantial. That's not the purpose of this particular blog post, mind. The election is next month and I want to ensure that we (a) stay non-partisan and (b) can say "told you so" afterwards, rather than speculating.
This month, I find myself musing that familiar phrase that has entered our lexicon, namely the Facebook Campaign. It seems like rare these days that we can get through an entire news bulletin without the phrase "after a long fought Facebook campaign", with all the authority of if William Shatner was asked to recite a paper by Professor Brian Cox.
I've always thought that Social Media is a "field leveller". Suddenly the whole world has a voice. Whilst "the event" we're not mentioning may be won or lost on blogs, the smaller battles, the ones that affect our every day lives, have moved to Facebook.
Whether it's the Save BBC 6Music campaign, which so far, seems to have not only garnered nearly 200,000 fans, stemmed thousands to attend a protest and thousands more to complain to the BBC, or the inexplicable Can This Sausage Roll Get More Fans Than Cheryl Cole?, which seems to have captured a Zeitgeist to the point where they are heading towards their second million followers, Facebook has become more than a Social Network. It's a tool for democracy, of vox populi, of social change.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not expecting the future of democracy to be MPs posting their views and voting based on the number of "Likes" – though it has given me an idea for a novel – but more that the fight for minority to be heard has been taken to the biggest family in the world.
"Great", I hear you say, with one eyebrow quizzically raised. "But millions of squawking voices – does anyone listen?". Of course they do. Let's start with something that seems trivial but with massive repercussions beyond itself.
Remember the Christmas Number One last year? Unlike the umpteen previous ones, the top spot was held by a 20 year old rock-rap record by Rage Against The Machine. And why? Because a couple – Tracy & Jon Morter – set up a Facebook group.
*thinks* "Hmmmm.... this has more of a smack of the Sausage Roll/Cole page".
Not at all. This was a protest. This was about Facebook orchestrating a campaign for change. For 500 years* the Christmas Number 1 had been dominated by tracks from Simon Cowell's various "Guess The Winner - £1 a go" fairground sideshows. And people were getting bored of it. It was obvious (baaaa) that the (baaaa) record buying public would (baaaa) always go for the song that (baaaa) had been fed to them through primetime television.
The choice of "Killing In The Name" was perfect. With its refrain of "(Ahem) you – I won't do what you tell me", it screamed a message that the Cowell-tel was unwelcome and that music fans wanted a chart that represented taste, rather than passing fad.
The campaign was launched in under a month, and yet, come the glorious day, Joe Flibblebridges (can you remember his name?) was denied his Christmas Number 1. And Simon Cowell, in between bouts of sell flagellation over his "niavity" in not taking the vox populi seriously, had the front to tell the group members that they had robbed a little boy of his dream, whilst simultaneously offering The Mortons a job. (they declined, he got over it).
The point is, whether you believe that Social Networking is a beacon for modern times, or simply a covert tool used by The Illuminati to track our every waking moment, what's beyond doubt is that it has brought a new layer of government to the world. The big stuff gets decided in parliament. The little things are subject to instant referendum on Facebook – and if that's not proof of the power and versatility of the age we live in, then I don't know what is.
Since I started writing this piece, we've had the first of the leadership debates has taken place and seem to have done a pretty good job of changing the landscape of the forthcoming General Election. So perhaps the internet is about the big things too. But more on that next month.
*give or take - my time perception is very poor
Last month the Wickedweb team were delighted to be shortlisted in the pitch for the Medway Council website redevelopment project and, following a successful presentation, we are celebrating our recent appointment as the Council's digital agency of choice.
As an Alterian technical partner, it was fitting that we were brought into the project to deliver an Alterian-compatible web design and employing our usability expertise we will ensure that the creative isn't developed just for the platform, but for the wide range of target users as well. The potential website audience includes everybody the council serves, from residents of all ages, local employers and elected members to job seekers, public service partners and the media, requiring an all inclusive approach to design.
Our strategy is to convey the Council's core values and deliver an impressive website that works on a number of levels, from a creative treatment that engages all, to simple user journeys and quick access to content so that users find what they are looking for quickly and efficiently. The Council aims to not only enhance the user's online experience and interaction, but also improve the Council's performance in the next SOCITM report.
We are extremely proud to be partnering a Council in our own county and look forward to the next few months as usability testing and focus groups get well underway.
Books Just Got An Upgradeby James Saunders / Make a Comment
Picture this scene for a few months time if you will. Instead of sitting on the Underground listening to the rustling of newspaper pages as the tunnel dwellers flick through their fix of free gossip and lonely hearts you can expect shaking, spinning, flipping and tipping as excited readers tuck into their new eBook, Alice For the iPad.
This 52 page app features illustrations restored from Lewis Carroll's original book and promises that no journey through the timeless tale will ever be the same - tilting the iPad in a different way will make the Mad Hatter madder or grow Alice to the size of a house.
Take a look below.
Unfortunately I suspect you won't be able to pick up a used iPad on the Central Lines for the journey home though.
Ping Pong Dim Sum Funby Wickedweb / Make a Comment
Last night Wickedwebers descended on Waterloo's Dim Sum restaurant Ping Pong for a spot of No. 268 The Sichuan Feast Selection… Chicken, beef and clams individually cooked with Sichuan spice and served with ginger, garlic and chilli soy sauce… there were a few beers too... lovely food, lovely people, just lovely...
Beachcomber Tours Mauritius Holidays Choose Wickedweb for SEOby Richard Lyne / Make a Comment
Wickedweb is delighted to be working with Beachcomber Tours, based in Guildford, managing their ongoing search engine optimisation (SEO).
The decision was based on Wickedweb's expertise in online marketing, especially SEO, with the added value of experience working with high-end luxury travel clients.
Beachcomber Tours are a specialist travel company and are one of the leading companies in the UK for Mauritius holidays. The brief for Wickedweb is to achieve page 1 results in Google for the sector's major search terms; whilst this is a big undertaking, Wickedweb are excited by the challenge and are confident that we can exceed Beachcomber's expectations.
The first step in the project is keyword research and defining the Keyword Strategy. This will help to ensure the right phrases are targeted and maximum traffic can be achieved.
Some SEO Pearls of Wisdom from Googleby Richard Lyne / Make a Comment
On March 23rd Google's Matt Cutts gave an interview that highlighted a few areas Google look at when ranking and indexing a website. It's not every day that Google offers an insight into how its algorithm works, so I thought I'd share a few gems with you today. Of course, most of this isn't new to the SEO community, but it forms the next part of Google's drip by drip strategy, dangling the carrot in front of Webmasters and SEO enthusiasts alike!
Recently, Google introduced "Site Performance" to their Webmaster Tools platform. It therefore comes as no surprise that Google consider page download speed in their indexing criteria. However, the interesting point here is that if sites have a slow server (typically caused by cheap shared hosting), Google may cap the total number of pages it will index at any one time, limiting your site's ability to rank better and quicker. This reinforces the view of our own Head of Development who recently published a blog about the importance of good web hosting and follows our best practice recommendations too. Well done Ian!
The number of quality inbound links to your site has always been important in terms of improving Page Rank and keyword positions. However, Google also state that the number of pages they will index is proportional to the number/quality of inbound links. So, developing content is one thing, but if you want it indexed you must develop links.
Duplicate content causes problems. Again, nothing new here. However, Matt Cutts indicated that if you link from one page to a duplicated page, this may affect your page rank. Therefore, it's very important that if your site does contain a lot of similar content, you should limit the number of links pointing to it to avoid loss of Page Rank.
The final pearl of wisdom relates to site architecture, navigation and how best to influence the flow of Page Rank. In this instance, Matt Cutts said that the best way to flow Page Rank is to link to related and similar content wherever possible. In other words, make important content accessible at all times and recommend relevant content through good navigation structure and links. Again, this sits nicely in line with Wickedweb's practices of accessibility and usability testing.
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The Igoudar is one of Agadir's best known and popular budget hotels. The complex is siuated centrally in the resort, only a short stroll from the expansive beach and near the shops, bars and restaurants including a well stocked supermarket.The property is designed in a traditional Moroccan "kasbah" style and provides simple but ample facilities for you to enjoy your stay, managed and looked after by friendly staff.All rooms have en suite bathroom with shower & WC, kitchenette with fridge and cooking rings, twin beds/sofa beds and a balcony or terrace.There is a large pool for adults, with sunbeds and parasols and a smaller separate childrens' pool. The pool area and hotel are served by a Moroccan style lounge bar.There is a pool table and occasional folklore evenings.****The swimming pool of the IGOUDAR will be closed from the 02.05.10 until 15.06.10. This is because of refurbishment works. During this period, all guests can use the swimming pool in TAGADIRT Hotel sister which is very close****A local tax is payable per person per night, this is paid direct to the hotel in Morocco Dirhams. Local taxes vary, on average they are from 80p to £2.50 per person per night.
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Centralia is by far the most satisfying release to date by the Brooklyn-based minimalist post-rock duo Mountains.
Its seven long tracks, averaging between nine and 10 minutes apiece, unhurriedly and meticulously blend discrete acoustic and electronic elements into sublime, meditative passages whose gradual metamorphoses are all but subliminal. "Sand" is typical: opening with gentle, feathery swells of synth tones, it builds slowly shifting dunes of organ and bowed-string tones . The obvious debt to legendary minimalist Terry Riley is most apparent in the interlacing keyboard undulations of "Circular C", but it's a debt handsomely repaid throughout Centralia in the sheer care and subtlety with which Mountains construct these engrossing pieces.
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Find out how to create this hockey cupcake. It's a cinch (we promise).
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Human Resources and Security Specialists should use this tool to determine the correct investigation level for any covered position within the U.S. Federal Government.
OPM's Human Resources Solutions organization can help your agency answer this critically important question.
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OPM has recently learned of an aggressive marketing push targeting Federal annuitants. Companies are offering a cash payment in exchange for a portion, or all, of your future annuity payments generally much less than their long-term worth, and typically charging high interest rates and fees.
We have specifically received numerous phone calls from one company in particular asking us to not just verify annuity amounts, but also banking information, including routing numbers and account numbers. Our suspicions were confirmed by our Inspector General's office who discovered this company is currently under investigation by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
CFPB lists three things you can do to protect your retirement annuity:
Also feel free to report any suspected scams to OPM's Office of Inspector General (OIG) at:
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Be on the Alert for an aggressive phone scam that targets Federal annuitants: The scammer claims to be an OPM employee. The scammer threatens to end the annuitant's retirement, threatens that a "magistrate" will criminally prosecute, and demands an immediate payment. This is a government impostor scam – Do not send money.
Any communication of this type is NOT from an OPM official. OPM will not make such calls. Scams like this one are carried out by skilled impostors, who may sound convincing. They may use real names and titles – and they may know a lot about their targets, including personally identifiable information. The scammers may alter the caller ID to make it look like OPM is calling. Scammers may also attempt to use email to "phish" for more information. Finally, these impostors may leave an "urgent" callback request. Don't fall for it.
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It's February! And that means tax filing season has kicked off and you will need a copy of your 1099R, detailing annuity payments received during 2016, to start the annual fun. Retirement Services finished printing and mailing out hard copy forms last week. If you have not yet received yours, it's probably on the way but regardless, you can access your 1099R electronically today on Services Online.
Simply go to https://www.servicesonline.opm.gov/ . If you do not remember your password, click on the "Forgot Password" link to get a new one. While in Services Online, make sure we have your correct mailing and email addresses to ensure you receive future correspondence from us. And after filing, return to Services Online to tweak your tax withholdings for FY 2017, if necessary.
If you enjoy getting your 1099R quickly and easily online, like thousands of your fellow annuitants, and have not already done so, elect to "opt in" to go green and skip the "hard copy" entirely next year! Plus with the savings from not having to mail over 2 million 1099Rs, we could help improve services.
Skip the call to Retirement Services, Services Online is available 24-7 during tax season and year-round!
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"I think we grow up as girls having to deal with a lot of oppressive beauty myths. And Anne is a girl who fails by all standards of what is acceptable and beautiful. She's not pretty. She's not rich. She has no parents. But through sheer exercise of will she makes the world understand how beautiful she is. It's her specialness, her ability to transform how people perceive her, that audiences, particularly girls, want to believe in." -Megan Follows on her character, Anne Shirley.
Megan Follows - the perfect "Anne of Green Gables" - love the series
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Megan Follows as Anne Shirley in Anne of Green Gables! One of my favorite book series and a wonderful movie series! I had to have read each book 50 times... I can still quote parts of the book.
Superb Actress Megan Follows, playing Catherine de Medicis.
Megan Follows -> Queen Catherine -- SUCH a good actress! She was good in Anne of Green Gables, she's still good to this day on Reign.
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Kiwi Caloundra Cup Winner 2013 With Zennista
Lisa Latta's New Zealand-trained mare Zennista proved the form line coming out of the Brisbane Cup on Saturday with her big win in the 2013 Caloundra Cup.
Relishing the Heavy (9) track at the Sunshine Coast the Zenno Rob Roy five-year-old, a $5.50 chance in betting, was too good for her rivals in the $200,000 Listed Yalumba Caloundra ...
Kiwi Raid on 2013 Caloundra Cup
This weekend the New Zealanders are heading up to the Sunshine Coast with two top Kiwis set to context the Caloundra Cup 2013.
Running as Race 8 at 3:40pm (AEST) on Saturday, this year's edition of the $200,000 Listed Yalumba Caloundra Cup (2400m) features a capacity field of 18 starters with the first emergency #19e Buffett having gained a ...
Anagold Vies for Ipswich – Caloundra Cup 2013 Double
Despite their narrow Ipswich Cup victory last start, Bryan Guy's Gold Coast-based mare Anagold is at juicy odds to complete a Queensland Winter Racing Carnival double with a victory in Saturday's 2013 Caloundra Cup on the Sunshine Coast.
Twelve months ago Michael ...
2013 Caloundra Cup Tips
The major part of Queensland's winter carnival may be over but there are still some highly competitive stakes races to take place including this Saturday's Listed $200,000 2013 Caloundra Cup (2400m) at the Sunshine Coast.Horse Racing Tip Zennista looks well placed as she drops back in class after an impressive Brisbane Cup third.
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Shenzhou Steeds Leads 2013 Caloundra Cup Betting
Defending champ Shenzhou Steeds has opened narrow favourite to score successive victories in Saturday's Caloundra Cup 2013 at the Sunshine Coast.
The Michael Moroney-trained gelding enjoyed a massive seven length success in last winter's $200,000 Listed Caloundra Cup (2400m) when relishing ...
Capacity Caloundra Cup 2013 Field Announced
A bumper field of stayers have been accepted to face off in Queensland's marquee race this weekend with 18 confirmed starters plus two emergencies engaged for the 2013 Caloundra Cup.
Set to light up the Sunshine Coast track as Race 8 at ...
Kaypers Confirmed for 2013 Caloundra Cup Field
Despite having been dually nominated across two states this weekend, the Greg Bennett-trained Kaypers has been confirmed as a definite acceptor for the Caloundra Cup 2013 at the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.
Originally the Scone-based gelding was being considered for the $100,000 ...
2013 Caloundra Cup Title Defence for Shenzhou Steeds
Victorian stayer Shenzhou Steeds will be out to continue his love affair with Queensland when he chases a second straight title in the 2013 Caloundra Cup (2400m) at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday.
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Smith Sees Magic 2013 Caloundra Cup Result
Brian Smith is preparing for a big Caloundra Cup Day at the Sunshine Coast this Saturday, the Eagle Farm-based horseman especially happy with his chances in the day's headline event with Za Magic to line-up in the Caloundra Cup 2013.
Third Time Lucky for Meet George in Glasshouse Handicap 2013
Brian Smith's evergreen veteran Meet George will run in their third straight $175,000 Listed Glasshouse Handicap (1400m) showdown this weekend at Caloundra, the old warhorse still displaying the same will to win as when they started out all those years ago.


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Nine police officers have been suspended and two others placed on restricted duties after an internal inquiry was conducted.
All the officers are based on the Enfield borough crime squad which deals with local robberies and burglaries and the inquiry centres on the "mishandling of property" believed to be stolen electronic goods including televisions.
All those suspended are detective constables while those placed on restrictive duties are understood to be more senior officers. None of the officers has been arrested.
Dozens of officers from the elite anti-corruption squad - dubbed the Ghost Squad - swooped on the officers at Edmonton police station yesterday. Desks and lockers were searched as the station was turned into a crime scene.
The homes of the suspended officers were also searched.
The raid was the culmination of what was believed to be a year-long operation by the Met's Directorate of Professional Standards. Hidden cameras are thought to have been installed at the police station to try to catch suspect officers taking items from the property stores which, sources said, did not include drugs or weapons.
A spokeswoman said: "Nine officers were suspended and two also put on restricted duties.
"The investigation centres on the alleged mishandling of property.
"All the officers are based on Enfield borough. There have been no arrests and inquiries continue."
The spokeswoman added: "The Metropolitan Police demands the highest levels of honesty and integrity from its officers and staff. All allegations of malpractice are taken extremely seriously and are investigated swiftly and thoroughly."
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Fabulous new build penthouse duplex to buy in the charming Vista Real complex, Nueva Andalucia
- 2 Bedrooms
- 3 Bathrooms
- Size 246m² (2,647ft²)
- Terrace 65m² (699ft²)
2-bedroom duplex penthouse property set in beautiful communal gardens bordering a leisure lake.
This spacious, brand new duplex penthouse is set in beautiful tropical manicured gardens by a lake in the Golf Valley in Nueva Andalucia, a short distance to Puerto Banus, Marbella Towna nd the beach.
This particular property measures some 264 m² and offers 2 bedrooms with 2 lovely en-suite bathrooms with marble tiling and a jacuzzi tub. The entrance hall opens up to a generous size living and dining area and there are 2 terraces with stunning panoramic views.
The kitchen is fully fitted with high-end appliances and the apartment has hot and cold air conditioning. For the owner's convenience, there are 2 garage parking spaces and a storeroom sold with the property.
An ideal residence or holiday home for families and golf lovers.
- Swimming pool
- Views
- Sea views
- Lift
- Terrace
- Air conditioning
- Garden
- Private garage
- Storage room
- Parking
- Entrance hall
- Fitted kitchen
- 2 bedrooms
- 2 bathrooms
- Large dining/living room,
- 2 terraces
- 2 parking spaces
- 1 storeroom
The Vista Real Apartments are located in the Golf Valley of Nueva Andalucia, a short distance from Puerto Banus. The most prestigious golf courses on the Costa del Sol are close by and so are Marbella Town and its beaches. Vista Real is ideally located for holidays as there are all sorts of services and leisure facilities on the doorstep, from supermarkets, clinics and pharmacies to beaches, golf and luxury shopping streets. There are numerous cafés and good quality restaurants in the area, as well as the 5 star H10 Andalucía Plaza Hotel and the Casino Marbella.
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- Size 246m² (2,647ft²)
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Adorable 4-Year-Old & Cool Dad Strike Again With Epic Dance To Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk"
Remember when Josh Rinder and his too-adorable-to-handle daughter Audrey stole our hearts with thecutest dance routine to Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off"? Well, the duo is back with another dance routine you seriously need to see.
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Dealing with leaks
Did you know we supply water to 794,000 properties in Essex & Suffolk, and water and sewerage services to 1.3 million properties in the North?
We operate:
55 water treatment works
303 water pumping stations
326 water service reservoirs
25,678.3 km of water mains
Every day we supply 1,104 megalitres (1.1 billion litres) of water.
Water is measured in cubic metres (m3): One cubic metre is 1,000 litres. One megalitre is 1 million litres or 1,000 cubic metres. It would take 2.5ML to fill an Olympic sized swimming pool.
We have a duty to all our customers and to the environment to promote the wise use of water and to find and repair leaks as quickly as possible. We take this responsibility very seriously.
A leaking pipe is a waste of a precious resource. Therefore we now repair - free of charge - many leaks on customers' pipes. To check if you are eligible for a free repair please view the ′Dealing with leaks′ PDF leaflet below.
If you spot a leak in the street, don't just ignore it – report it on our leakline 0800 393 084 or complete our online form if non urgent.
The short video below explains how to locate and test for leaks between your meter and internal stop tap.
Things to look for:
• Wet or damp patches.
• An increase in your water usage (metered customers).
• Noise on your pipes.
• A reduction in water pressure.
• ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY - we check the area and if a leak is found we mark it in blue for repair.
• ON PRIVATE GROUND – we attend by appointment to help locate the leak and give you advice on whether this qualifies for a free repair or if this is home owners' responsibility.
• If no leak is found, for example the water is ground water, we'll call you back to let you know.
We look at the following:
• Is it causing a loss of supply?
• Is it causing an imminent risk to property?
• Is it in a dangerous location i.e. middle of carriageway causing risk to road users?
If the answer to any of the above is yes then the leak would be repaired the same day. If not we work with the land owner (customer or council) to arrange a suitable time for repair.
• Up to 20 working days for private ground.
• Up to 7 working days for public highway (the pavement or road).
• Traffic management.
• Permission to dig from the local authority.
• The location of leak – would schools or hospitals be affected if we have to shut the water supply off?
• Time of year (council embargo).
Your guide to water supply leaks.
Our code of practice: on leakage
Sometimes it is difficult to tell who is responsible for a pipe, but we are always happy to advise you.
Essential information to help protect your property from burst pipes
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A quick, fun cruise
Sail Date: August 01, 2013
Reviewed: 3 years ago
Traveled As: Family (young children)
Room Type: Suite
Pros: In port most days\, very nice stateroom (U83)\, friendly staff\, fun casino\, decent food.
Cons: Limited activities for a cruise ship\, older and smaller ship.
Recommends Carnival Ecstasy? Yes!
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|My only disappointment with the cruise. The club my daughter was in was run by two people who really were not too impressive with their energy and desire to motivate (from what I saw) and my daughter agreed. She made friends through the club and then did activities on their own. The scheduled activities were not hyped as they should be for kids that age. I did walk by one evening to check on my daughter only to see the female director sitting on the window seat texting while the kids where watching TV. Heck\, I can do that at home...lol!
|Limited activities. I have been on other ships where the activity level was amazing. That is not saying there wasn't a lot going on\, just not the amount I have experienced on other cruises with Carnival.
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Tasmania was eight for one in its second innings after being set 321 from 35 overs when heavy rain brought play to a premature end on Saturday.
Queensland had earlier added to its first innings total of 400 for eight declared with some free-flowing batting to finish its second innings on 322.
Newcomer Craig Philipson posted 101 not out on his first-class debut off 232 balls with 13 fours while James Hopes racked up 111 before being caught at point by Scott Mason off Gerard Denton.
Tasmania had won the two first innings points for the match after declaring its first-innings closed at 402 for four, with middle-order batsman Michael Dighton making 127 not out.
Queensland captain Jimmy Maher criticised Tasmania for chasing the two first innings points rather than trying to earn six points for an outright victory.
"I showed my hand on day one by declaring at eight for 400," he said.
"Tasmania decided to bat past us to get 402, that has happened forever and a day down here. They always come to get two points or they seem to be playing to get two points. We are not a charity."
Tasmania is now second on the Sheffield Shield table with 22 points with Queensland third on 16 points.
Hobart (day four): Queensland 400-8 decl and 322 (J Hopes 111, C Philipson 101 not out; A Downton 4-59, D Wright 3-63) drew with Tasmania 402-4 decl (M Dighton 127 not out, M Di Venuto 91; M Kasprowicz 2-56, J Dawes 2-72) and 8-1.
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Supporters of female bishops are expressing growing confidence that the final glass ceiling within the Church of England will be shattered today, more than two decades after women were first allowed to become priests.
Members of the General Synod, the Church's legislative body, will decide this afternoon whether to approve legislation allowing women to take the most senior roles.
A significant majority of Church leaders, clergy and laity are in favour of women bishops and have voted overwhelmingly in favour each time the legislation has come before Synod. But a vocal minority of traditionalists, conservative evangelicals and Anglo-Catholics are vehemently opposed and have vowed to sink the legislation.
However, supporters are confident that they have begun to win the argument. "I think there's a growing acceptance among traditionalists and Anglo-Catholics that the current compromise is a better option than tearing the Church of England apart for the next five years," said the Rev George Pitcher, a prominent church commentator and former spin doctor for the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams.
Christina Rees, a Synod member who has campaigned for women bishops for the past 20 years, said: "I'm quietly confident. It's become a bit like the Obama-Romney contest. Lots of talk of a knife-edge vote, but in the end I think the legislation will pass by a relatively comfortable majority."
For the legislation to pass, all three houses of Synod – bishops, clergy and laity – have to vote in favour by a two-thirds majority. The clergy and bishops will almost certainly vote in favour but things are much less clear cut in the house of laity where the no lobby has been gathering momentum. When women were first allowed to become priests in 1992, the vote was passed in the house of laity by a tiny two-vote majority.
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Real Madrid will be without veteran striker Raul for the remainder of the Liga campaign after damaging ankle ligaments.
Raul came off the bench to score in Real's 2-1 weekend win at Real Zaragoza before eventually being substituted himself.
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Nightingale: ch6— meian (darkness and light)
regular: OK, this fic really doesn't speak to me any longer. This idea was not thought out and I have no plot. I will finish it for the sake of finishing it, but know it is not my best work. I can't do zero-two and I don't even know why I tried to put this together. Sorry if it is drawn out and scrappy but i have nowhere else to go with it.
/Updated/ Grrr! I am going to redo it and I am going to do it nicely! GGGGRRRRR! AURGH!
RYU: Again, if Evide owned digimon, I wouldn't be doing a disclaimer. So Evide does not own anything in this fic except for me and her overactive imagination.
Kouichi closed his eyes in shock, the air leaving him in a rush. The water beneath him was hungering for him. His hands automatically reached for his d-tecktor though there was no time to digivolve as he impacted.
Only, he wasn't in water. Kouichi gasped suddenly and relief flowed through his lungs as his mind spun back to reality. Kouji... he had seen Kouji... hadn't he? That light.
"You ok, Kouichi?" The figure who had caught him suddenly addressed, startling him.
"...Wormmon...?" The insect seemed to smile at him quietly.
"I digivolved, I'm Stingmon now." He stated, Kouichi nodded then suddenly sat up, startled. "Ken!"
"It's okay, my friends are here. They are going to help." Stingmon reassured and set Kouichi down on the shore of the black beach. He steadied himself and saw that sure enough, a whole ton of digimon were headed to give the emperor a taste of their minds.
"Kouichi!" said boy looked up suddenly, and instantly recognized his friends coming at him, Kouji among them. Kouichi immediately ran up to his oncoming brother and embraced him tightly.
"That's the second time you were almost lost to the darkness..." Kouji whispered, not letting go for an instant.
"I wasn't lost." Kouichi answered back happily. Their reunion was cut short though as a sudden beam of red shot from the ocean. A dark gleam illuminated the water, and the digimon stopped fighting to watch as something lifted out of the liquid.
"Yes! The dark seed at last!" The beaten kaiser laughed insanely (those rookies really did a number on him). The children around him all stared at the darkening waters below...
The emperor got up and dragged himself to the cliffs edge, and before anyone could react, he fell right off. As his form hit the water, the darkness below engulfed him.
Then everyone was instantly on alert, all the kids reaching for their digivises. Kouichi gasped as the darkness from the water grew...
A demonic figure rose out of the liquid as if it were ash, the dark droplets reflecting the red data to make the figure glow in blood. There was a chorus of gasps as eight eyes opened simultaneously on the figures armor.
"Duskmon..." The frontier glanced at Kouichi almost to make sure he was still there, but his mind seemed lost as he stared up at the creature, his hand frozen over his pocket.
Kouji felt rage swell up inside him. That freak... the digimon emperor had hurt his brother. And now he was using his spirit. How dare he! Kouji grabbed his d-tecktor and pressed the scan button, his motions echoed by his friends.
"Excecute... Spirit Evolution!"
"Davis!" Veemon cried, looking determinedly at his partner. Davis nodded with a confidant smile and held out his digivise.
"Veemon, digivolve to... unX-veemon... oh, darn" Veemon fell back to the ground in disappointment, his friends having the same results.
"Get out of here, we'll handle this!" Kazemon shouted to the digidestined who took the advise and fled. Sure enough, the spirits were rearing to fight but yet Duskmon took it all without any damage.
"Why isn't this working!" Lowemon shouted angrily after dodging another blast. It was like Duskmon was everywhere, hitting and attacking wildly without any recognition to any pain, he just seemed to laugh at the whole thing.
"That is for me to know, and for you to find out." Duskmon hissed venomously, "Slide evolution!"
"Play time's over! Zone Deleter!" Velgrmon sent a blast of red beams from his eyes, making the hybrids all stumble down. "Dark Obliteration!" with his mighty wings, the bird drew a line in the black sands around the fallen digimon. Once they were all captured in his circle it exploded...
The digidestined gasped, horrified as the black orb made a ridiculous booming sound, leaving a gaping hole in the beach where the other children had been.
"It... it can't be..." Ken whispered horrified.
"They... they lost?" T.K. echoed in the same worried whisper. All of their eyes were on the fading rubble of the hole, hoping for one stir of life...
"The darkness is waiting..."
Kouichi stirred, every muscle aching and looked up at a legendary figure. It had a catlike body like Jagerlowemon's, covered in the same material as his spirits also. It's great cat head reminded him of a sphinx its body had golden wings and he had a mighty confidant posture.
"Who... are you?" Kouichi gasped as the great digimon helped lift him to his feet.
"I am AncientSphinxmon, the Legendary Warrior of Darkness. I have come to help." Kouichi could feel strength returning to him, the pain of the attack leaving him. There was something familiar about him though...
"You... you showed me that... that picture of this place." Kouichi recognized and the lion digimon nodded.
"I also helped the many others around you, Kouichi Kimura. Remember, darkness is your strength." The boy could feel the other's presents around him fade but at the same time, AncientSphinxmon was still with him, just like Lowemon and JagerLowemon. They were one.
"Excecute... Fusion evolution!" His spirits had come together, the darkness was awakened. He was Reichmon.
Kouji forced his eyes open blearily, some of the pain actually bearable. He got a glimpse of a lion-like figure, rising out of the sandy hole, its body covered in the black armor of KaiserLowemon's. He still had a human shape and Lowemon's disposition but what was really new was that the digimon was flying with two great golden black wings.
Reichmon drew out his bow staff, exactly alike Lowemons staff and buried it within the layers of feather in a quick opening strike. The flying digimon pulled it out and started off into the sky as the warrior followed, determined and at the ready.
"Are you all okay!" Kari yelled down into the whole.
"Just peachy..." Takuya answered up to them, groaning. Kouji growled, and watched as Reichmon got locked into a heated battle.
"Kouichi... please be all right."
"Don't worry, we will get you out in a jiffy!" Davis yelled, the supposed leader of the group. Kouji had to wonder why all the leaders had to be hot-headed goggle heads...
"How can we help?" Yolei asked in a panic watching the fight, Hawkmon trying to calm her down ineffectively.
"We just... wait." Tommy answered helplessly, rubbing his arms where the bruises were forming.
"You're his brother, right? Why can't you help?" T.K. addressed the black haired teen angrily, watching as Reichmon and Duskmon crossed swords over and over in an even match.
"If you didn't notice, none of us could beat him. I wouldn't be of much help now." Kouji crossed his arms unhappily, huffing and mind on its edge as he watched his twin in worry.
"How did you beat him last time?" Cody wondered.
"Me and grumpy over there got the spirit away from him." Takuya said, grimacing as Reichmon was slashed across the chest
"Just hopefully Kouichi can beat him..." Junpei said.
"Give up, pest! The darkness is mine to control," The emperor growled and slashed at Reichmon again. The lion dodged and launched up into the air to gain some time. This wasn't working, he had to stop him.
"You were never the Warrior of Darkness and you never will be!" Reichmon said and gave the demon a kick from the air. Duskmon grabbed his leg and flipped him around in a rush, leaving the him on the ground, winded.
"You can't beat me. You can't beat the darkness." That's it... he had to beat the darkness. But how? An image of a lone tower perched up on a hillside overlooking the water flashed through his mind. (A/N: this is a quote from one of the previous chapters, can you guess which one?) The tower!
Reichmon jumped up, narrowly missing a swift slash from Duskmon's blood red sword and dashed to the tower with all the speed he could muster. Before the demon could even realize it, the warrior had pummeled into the lighthouses walls, making the tower crumble into debris.
Duskmon glared, he knew he was about to be beaten, unless...
Reichmon watched in horror as the demon digivolved and flew in the opposite direction... right at the huddle of humans.
"Oh no you don't!" Reichmon's catlike speed enabled him to stop the bird in its tracks, a horrid angry glare on Reichmons face. The cat digimon shot his javelin-like spear through Valgrmon's heart and the digimon gave out a sudden cry. His digicode swirled around him, red and lifeless.
"You were never the Warrior of Darkness and you never will be!" Reichmon said, "Fractal Code, Digitize!" with that, Valgrmon's heart let out a dark glow, and at the same time the lighthouse's beam swam over the land. Everyone was enveloped in darkness, only this time... it wasn't evil.
Ken shot out of bed with a start, glancing at Wormmon. The dark of the night was comforting somehow, and Ken laid back down. For some reason, he couldn't remember the dream he had just had. The moon seemed brighter to the chosen and he drifted off to sleep once more.
"The darkness is waiting..."
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RYU: you are talking... to your ideas?
I know now to never ever do an 0204 cross ever again! Hope the ending was better this time! TELL ME!
RYU: and we are done... again.