This suggests an obvious criticism: by providing the light-bulb figure, the researchers primed their subjects to underestimate energy consumption.

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Reiche explained how each different version of the Skylanders characters has a unique pose (for example Jet-Vac here is available as a standard figure or this light-core version).

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Though Madoff was little known to the public before his fraud came to light, Wilpon and Katz point out that he was a respected figure in the securities industry.

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The figure 6.7 equates to 12.8 billion light-years.

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When the device is turned on, a blue light on the front will start flashing once you've managed to figure out the whole pairing thing.

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