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Good post, Qin. I remember writing a letter to President Reagan when I was a first grader. I mailed him a stick of gum with the letter because I knew he liked candy. I received in return a very nice magazine on the history of the presidents. I still have it today.
Presidential memories
Today is Presidents' Day.
Speaking of presidents, I have some fond memories of reading and learning about presidents with my son.
When Andy was a first grader (2004-2005), he liked presidents. So we checked out biographies of every U.S. prescient from the library and read together. He memorized all 43 presidents' names and their order.
In second grade (2005-2006), Andy became interested in the 50 U.S. states. We read at least one book about each of the 50 states. He memorized all the states and capitols.
In June 2006, our family took a trip to D.C. We visited the Smithsonian Institute's American History Museum.
During a break we sat on a bench resting. There was a TV monitor nearby with the presidents flashing on the screen. Andy named all the presidents as fast as the pictures appeared.
When we were ready to leave, a woman sitting next to us said to me, "I was amazed by how much your son knows the presidents. I am a teacher and my six grader students don't know as much as he does."
Among all the presidents, Ronald Reagan is Andy's favorite president. For one reason only, because President Reagan liked jelly beans. He always had a jar of jelly beans on his desk.
In 2009, we visited the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library in Simi Valley, California.
We toured the Oval Office that is a replica of the real one in Washington, D.C. We boarded the Air Force One 27000 that had served seven past presidents from Nixon to W. Bush (1972-2001) and is now on permanent display at the Reagan Presidential Library.
Here is another fun memory.
Once Andy told me that his teacher asked the class a question related to a president. Andy was the only one who knew the answer. His teacher was surprised that he knew more about the U.S. presidents than the full blooded American kids in the class.
I thought the teacher's comment was interesting. Andy is an American, because he was born here. But with both parents from China, he just doesn't look like a typical American.
Nowadays Andy's memory about presidents is getting a little rusty, but I think he still knows more about presidents than most full blooded Americans do.
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This piece was asinine and insipid. Also, there was no mention of Rutherford B. Hayes, our greatest president of all. What gives?
It would be interesting to define, or ask a prejudiced person to define, what a "full-blooded American" looks like and where he or she comes from. Great story on your son. Shows how interest in a subject stimulates the love of learning.


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Sunday, May 6, 2012
There's nothing I can do about it
4 words of wisdom:
- Ang said...[Reply to comment]
I'm having a moment myself today. Granted, it's nothing like yours, but I wanted to sympathize with you.
Life is hard. Some days it's harder than others. You need to figure out a way to embrace it, as hard as that may seem.
I know how it feels to be mentally exhausted by missing someone. Little things every day remind you of what once was. Some days it's a lot of things, other days it's hardly anything.
However, I believe in you. Just give it time. - May 6, 2012 at 1:56 AM
Karie, you are so very brave. Hang in there sweet heart. Time does help heal (at least it doesn't hurt quite as bad...)
So sorry you lost your precious Cleve to this heinous action (war) (and the lack of enough action on the part of those who sent him).
I live with PTSD every day, and the only thing worse that I can imagine would be to lose him.
Sending love and support your way.
Kerry - May 6, 2012 at 8:27 PM
- Dana Graves said...[Reply to comment]
apparently, many have been having moments this week. Ive had one of those god-i-cant-have-kids-and-every-one-is-pregnant days. Sorry you had a moment, but judging from your past posts, you are a strong girl who shakes it off, picks up, and carries on. Mighty bright torch you carry dear. bless you. :)
- May 8, 2012 at 9:03 PM
- Cooper said...[Reply to comment]
The scars upon our souls should be made by those we love most. This is the second time I've written that today — it is as true as it was the first time.
I don't envy you, but I think you will come out of the tunnel whole.
The point is up to you. - May 11, 2012 at 8:49 PM

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We don't imagine that fish and chips nights are a regular occurrence in the Beckham household but, yesterday, Victoria treated son Cruz to a little fried treat.
The singer / designer was spotted taking Cruz to a Notting Hill chippy where the seven-year-old seemed thrilled at the prospect of tucking into a good old salt and vinegar drenched delight (it's lunchtime and we're feeling hungry).
While many of us are guilty of heading to the chip shop on a Friday night dressed in a onesie with our hair scraped back (just us?), Posh looked just as stylish as ever in a chunky navy knitted jumper, skinny jeans, Louboutin knee-high boots and oversized sunglasses.
Cruz went for a more casual approach for the food run, rocking a bright red tracksuit and trainers with luminous yellow detailing.
Victoria left the chippy with her large designer handbag over her shoulder, while Cruz proudly carried the dinner.
Victoria and David are throwing themselves back into London life, currently renting a house in the capital while David decides which football team he wants to settle at.
Although yesterday was all about mum and Cruz, last week David treated his older boys, Brooklyn and Romeo, to a spot of sledging in Notting Hill.
Snow, chippies and having to wrap up in winter woollies? We're sure the Beckhams don't miss the LA way of life at all…


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About 4 years ago, in 2007, I noticed I had an enlarged lymph node in my left groin. I went to see a doctor who said it was nothing too worry about, most likely some form of infection. But I didn't remember having any infection so I went to see my family physician who said also nothing too worry about, but he sent me too have an ultrasound and blood tests. The blood test results showed nothing out of the ordinary and the ultrasound technician said the node was perfectly normal and was perfectly shaped, mobile and well under the abnormal limits. I don't really remember the exact measurements but I think it was 11mm (0.433 inches).
This gave me peace of mind until I noticed another lymph node in my right groin and in both armpits. I found the ones under my arms too be much larger than 1 cm and became worried. My doctor however said that everything felt normal but he wanted me too have a CT scan to see if I had any enlarged lymph nodes internally. I got the results a few days later and the technician said in his report that there was nothing out of the ordinary and the already enlarged nodes were small and reactive.
Few months had passed and I was still a bit worried, because the nodes were still there, they were NOT getting any larger but of course they were still there. My doctor wanted me too see a specialist in blood disease and related diseases, she said yet again that all the nodes felt normal but ordered another CT scan and a complete blood test. CT scan revealed nothing and the blood tests revealed nothing as well. She did tell me though that they had found some remnants of a viral infection and thought that may be the reason for the enlarged lymph nodes.
She told me that with no symptoms, other than the enlarged lymph nodes, no history of cancer in the family and that everything looked and felt normal I shouldn't be worried. But of course if any symptoms would appear I should see a doctor.
Now, almost four years later, I have no symptoms and none of the lymph nodes have gotten bigger and are all mobile, the one in my left groin has gotten smaller, I think and the one in my right groin is no longer enlarged. The ones in my armpits are still the same size. In 2008 I did notice another one on my right hip, but it feels exactly like the first one I found.
So in short: All of them mobile, one gotten smaller, one no longer enlarged, blood tests, CT scans showed nothing abnormal, no symptoms and three doctors all found them too be normal. Plus they have been there for 4 years and over those years I have gained some weight and feel much better physically then I did four years ago. But still sometimes I get a bit worried about my little lymph nodes.
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Andy Miller: New Work + Gallery
Andy Miller specializes in ambitious installations, but for his show at + Gallery, he opted for geometric wall-hung sculptures. Braille adorned each of the new pieces, and the simple shapes Miller used were meant to be icons expressing the sentiments of the Braille statements, which he translated as relating to the meaning of life. Andy Miller is unquestionably creative and one of the best contemporary artists in the area. It's almost unbelievable that this was his first exhibition in a commercial gallery.


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After you revamped the page I was looking around at the changed things and noticed a few things. 1) In the learning center > Game play >Tactics, The drop down from tactics is covered by the other tabs. You can still click them from between the tab buttons but you can't see what your selecting. 2) I like the revamp of the Items database but if you filter the search, you no longer see 'builds from' and 'builds into' items. Not sure if that's intended but it would be nice to still be able to tell at a glance when filtering. 3) Not really an error but the /chat commands tab only lists 5. Not really a problem but it would be nice if you listed /dance, /joke, and /taunt sense people reading this tab wouldn't know them yet and they are fun commands to know. 4) Xin Zhao isn't in the champion database yet. It would be nice to see the database updated with the patch. 5) More of a slight problem with frozen mallets game tool tip, but it doesn't specify how strong of a slow where phage and trinity force do. EDIT: 6) Ok, I thought I was just crazy but the pricing on some items in the item database are wrong (unless I'm mis-interpreting the numbers). For example Trinity force. The final cost includes the upgrade cost from it's self plus the upgrade cost of the 3 base items, but not the cost of the items that make up the base items. In Trinity forces case it makes the total cost look a few K cheaper. That's all I've got for now.
More things I noticed. 7) In the Learning center 'New Users Guide' has an arrow suggesting sub pages to the category like with the maps. but the button just takes you to a single page like the chat commands button. The arrow is not present in the drop list of the pages top buttons bar thing. 8) on the Runes database page, Apparently the +move speed, -time dead, and + gold quints don't count as utility even though they do in the store. Also the images for reset filter and go to top are broken. but clicking the words still works. 9) If I change the site language to dutch, the tab bars are in a different order (Fixes the tactics tab problem but I can't read dutch so I have to change back to English to read the page. =P ) But more importantly if I'm on the Abilities and Effects section in dutch, there is a new language option called "Add new comment" (In English? For a dutch translation of the page?) And clicking it bring up a reply box that I'm afraid to submit sense it might actually leave a comment on the page. =/ 10) Not really an error but the Support page is in the old page format. Even less of a problem sense the old page format was easier on the eyes and I would like to see the old format as a usable site skin selectable from your account page..... I think I've proven that I need something better to do until this whole session 1 problem surge passes over but I'll add to the list if I find anything else..... I really I hope I don't. 10 is enough. EDIT: Nope found it. 11) The list of effects in the Abilities and Effects page of the learning center lists life steal but not spell vamp. Way to tell half the truth to newbies. =P
Number 9....... I touched it and it works but you only see it on the dutch version...... there also isn't a way to delete the post too even though there is on the forum..... sorry.... OSD and ADHD....../sad face (T_T)


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Cornelius Gurlitt's position
Cornelius Gurlitt considers it his duty to preserve and maintain his father's collection. And yet, Cornelius Gurlitt is open to historic responsibility.
There are no legal grounds that would compel Cornelius Gurlitt to return the so-called looted art. In most instances, the present owners or their legal heirs have acquired title to the works taken away from them as looted art by way of acquisitive prescription. In addition, the right to seek the return of looted art has long ago expired since the German Civil Code provides a statute of limitations of thirty years after the first instance of theft.
Cornelius Gurlitt was at all times convinced that he had inherited a collection from his father that predominantly consisted of so-called degenerate art from former German Reich property in public collections and museums. Cornelius Gurlitt was not aware that his collection also includes a few works that today can be qualified as looted art.
After the rightful return of the entire collection by the Augsburg public prosecutors and the customs authorities, he is prepared to review and arrive at fair solutions together with the claimants for those works that are suspected of being looted art in such instances where qualified, documented, and justified claims for their return are asserted by heirs of Jewish of persecution and where morally compelling grounds exist. This voluntary, morally driven commitment on the part of Cornelius Gurlitt applies to only very few works in the collection from the "Schwabing art discovery," according to current information at most 3% of the 1,280 confiscated works.
Several German museums have already made offers to repurchase the works in the collection considered "degenerate" art. Cornelius Gurlitt is quite willing to carefully consider such offers for repurchase, providing they correspond with the market value of the works in question and the legal and factual situation. This approach is in keeping with the historic truth that Dr. Hildebrand Gurlitt legally acquired by way of purchase or trade from the German Reich the works that had been confiscated as "degenerate" art. Due to his father's secured acquisition of title to the "degenerate" art, no alternatives other than repurchase through German museums come under consideration. Cornelius Gurlitt will gladly review appropriate repurchase offers made by German museums for "degenerate" art.


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The problem with writing a review of a pizza joint is that pizza appreciation is a deeply personal thing. Sentimental factors will cloud the most sincere attempts at objectivity. For example, it is a fact that the best pizza in the world comes from Armando's Pizza, down the street from where I grew up in Cambridge, Mass. That's because when the subject of pizza comes up, many an eater's heart and belly return to the pizza joint of their home neighborhood, like a salmon swimming up the river of its birth.
Based on the strength of Alibi Chowtown reader requests, there are many who feel that the world's best pizza comes from J.J.'s on Menaul.
Some like deep dish pizza that's gooey with cheese. Some prefer chunks of feta. Some prefer a crust so thin it offers barely a crunch, while others want their crust made of spelt. To some, including many J.J.'s fans, the only acceptable piece of pizza is one with green chile on top.
The green-chile-bacon-cheeseburger pizza at J.J.'s fits that bill. It's spicy, meaty and doesn't for a single bite let you forget that you're in New Mexico. J.J.'s dough, made daily, is soft on the edge and thin on the bottom—it could pass for bread from a good bakery. While it's a bit soft for my taste, I ate all my crusts just the same. The green chile is also out in force in the Ranchero, a pie of crispy pepperoni, bacon, hamburger and chunks of chile.
It's spicy, meaty and doesn't for a single bite let you forget that you're in New Mexico.
I was brought back to bygone days by the bank of old-school video games at J.J.'s. Looks-wise, it's an unremarkable but clean pizza joint, with tomato-sauce-red booths and walls. J.J.'s isn't a place to go for the ambience, and that's OK. It's redeemed by free delivery, allowing you to eat it wherever you please.
Fans of sweetened pizza dough will probably enjoy the cinna-twists, thick breadsticks flavored with cinnamon and icing. Alas, when I ordered some as part of a take-out order, the staff may have been slightly more than half-baked. I had arrived five minutes late, and my pizza was ready—but the cinna-twists hadn't yet gone in the oven. On my suggestion, they put my pizza back in the oven to warm up a few minutes before the cinna-twists were ready.
J.J.'s Albuquerque turkey sub, with turkey and green chile, is a tasty sandwich with crispy pieces of lettuce that makes it light and just a bit watery inside—almost like a Vietnamese spring roll in sub form. But it could have used more of that chile.
My favorite pizza topping at J.J.'s is the barbecue beef, which is tender and smoky. The barbecue chicken is also good. Both pies comes topped with onions, and it's worth paying a little extra to have them sprinkle on the chile while they're at it. Vegetarians, meanwhile, won't feel forsaken. The spinach-garlic is tasty, though a little skimpy on the spinach. Best of all for non-meaters is the veggie combo, like a cheesy gazpacho on crust with olives, mushrooms, tomatoes, onions and bell peppers. It's just another example of how the toppings may be different here out West; but even Back East pizza snobs like me can see that J.J.'s use of them is creative and well-executed.
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Samsung Galaxy S3 price drops $100 Sunday only at Best Buy
If you've been waiting to get the head honcho (for now) of the Android world, this weekend offers a chance to grab one for $100.
And just like that, the Samsung Galaxy S3, which has reigned as king of the Android smartphone hill since the summer, seems to be on its way to being a has-been.
A release from Best Buy indicates that the retailer -- also not quite the big shot it used to be -- will be slashing $100 off the price of the Galaxy S3 for this Sunday, October 14, only.
Presuming that a hundred bones will be coming off the same prices Best Buy is now selling the Galaxy S3 for on its Web site, that means you can expect to pay just $100 to head home with a new GS3, so long as you also sign a contract with one of the big four U.S. carriers.
That's about $40 less than you'd pay right now for a similar arrangement through Amazon Wireless, which had been offering one of the best prices on the Galaxy S3.
The news comes as Samsung launches the Galaxy S3 Mini today, which is clearly not meant to be a replacement for the bigger and occasionally unpocketable original, but is nonetheless a new model that retailers like Best Buy will need to make room for.
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Weaving together history and personal narrative, Prinz makes a lively and convincing case that Jewish legacy is interwoven with the global story of growing, processing, crafting and consuming chocolate. (The cocoa-focused recipes she includes along the way extend the book's use to kitchen from living room or classroom.)
Prinz begins her story with the Jews of Spain during the time of the Inquisition, the same time that explorers brought the cacao bean to Europe from the New World. Despite being forced into exile or to convert, Jews quickly became involved in the trade of cacao beans and helped spread it around the globe.
She writes of how in Bayonne, France, 20 miles from the Spanish border, "Jews… were crucial leaders in the contraband trade with Spain, including the business of exporting, re-exporting, and smuggling chocolate." By the 17th century, a community of Jewish craftsmen thrived there as chocolate makers. As a result, Prinz writes, "In 1681 Bayonne leaders implemented an ordinance to limit Jews' wholesale chocolate trade… forbidding Jewish sales in retail shops or directly to individuals in Bayonne." More restriction followed, and by 1860, "only two Jewish artisans practiced their craft" — a discriminatory blemish omitted from the rosy pamphlet that Prinz found in the Paris chocolate shop.
In 18th-century Mexico, Jewish refugees, conversos and crypto-Jews were involved in all stages of importing and producing chocolate. Prinz writes that chocolate also became incorporated into Jewish ritual: "Mexican crypto-Jews used [warm drinking] chocolate for welcoming the Sabbath because wine was scarce in New Spain." Some families also included hot drinking chocolate, along with the more customary hardboiled eggs, as part of the ceremonial shiva meal.
Meanwhile, in Colonial America, two Sephardic clans — the Gomez family in New York and the Lopez family in Rhode Island — traded in and produced chocolate before the advent of Baker's Chocolate Company, which started in 1780 and is typically regarded as America's oldest chocolate maker. There is even historical speculation that Jews brought cocoa beans to North America sometime in the seventeenth century.
While Prinz's original inspiration for the project was the Jewish connection to chocolate, her research also encompasses other religions' connection to it. She devotes the second portion of the book to the people of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, who were among the first to celebrate and consume cacao; the convents and monasteries of Europe that produced chocolate sweets, and how the famous English chocolate company Cadbury has deep Quaker roots.
Prinz also notes the places where the Jewish and Christian pursual of chocolate overlapped through the centuries — both in relative peace as traders and as merchants — and also how Jewish oppression contributed to the chocolate diaspora. Flashing forward to 1938, for example, a prominent Vienna chocolatemaker named Stephen Klein fled Nazi rule and moved to America. There he established Barton's Bonbonniere, which today is better known as Bartons Candy. By shedding light on these moments of context, Prinz manages to illuminate Jews' important contributions to chocolate while avoiding the pitfall of suggesting that those contributions occurred in a vacuum.
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Area of Operations: Boston Harbor, President Roads, north slope of Spectacle Island, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic
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Re: mapreduce.tasktracker.map.tasks.maximum property not working with YARN
Hi Folks,
I would appreciate if someone can share their views on the problem below. I am going to file a JIra for the same. If someone thinks that i am missing(or my conf is incorrect) something then please let me know. Thanks, Anil Gupta On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 10:56 AM, anil gupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi All, > > I have a hadoop2.0.0-alpha hadoop/hbase cluster runnning on CentOS6.0. The > cluster has 4 admin nodes and 8 data nodes. I would only like run one > mapper/reducer at a time on each nodemanager. For doing that i had set the > following properties in my mapred-site.xml. However setting this property > is not having any impact on YARN, YARN is running simultaneously 8 map > tasks on one NodeManager. > > <property> > <name>mapreduce.tasktracker.map.tasks.maximum</name> > <value>1</value> > </property> > <property> > <name>mapreduce.tasktracker.reduce.tasks.maximum</name> > <value>1</value> > </property> > > Is there some other property i need to set for YARN? > -- > Thanks & Regards, > Anil Gupta > -- Thanks & Regards, Anil Gupta |


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The Lost City Walkthrough
The Lost City
By: Fire Maple Games
Looking for the Adventures of Mosaika walkthrough?
Scroll down to see the full walkthrough.
Even with the built-in hints guide system, some people have been having trouble in a few spots of this new point-and-click adventure, The Lost City. Here you can find some answers. Feel free to link to this walkthrough to help people find it, but please don't copy it anywhere.
**A lot of people are still having problems, so I wrote a step-by-step walkthrough. Scroll down below the hints to see it. For screenshots of the different puzzle solutions, look right below this message.***
1. The flower box. Look at the colored rings on the snake. Compare them to the leaves on the flowers. So, the flowers with one leaf are red, the flowers with two leaves are blue, and the flowers with three leaves are green. That's all!
2. Flower locations:
Red (Spring): Screen 26.
Orange (Summer): By the bridge.
Blue (Winter): Screen 1, by the lion.
Pink (Fall/Autumn): By the fire pit.
4. Season puzzles:
Spring puzzle:
Winter puzzle:
Summer puzzle:
Fall/Autumn puzzle:
5. Ice Puzzle:
You need to see the clue, then arrange the puzzle like so, only move the last one down one slot (I couldn't grab a screen of the completed puzzle fast enough).
6. Snake puzzle: You need to see both sets of clues before this will work!
7. Heart stone locations:
Winter: Inside the chest with the sliding blocks puzzle, screen 18.
Summer: Inside the cauldron, screen 28.
Fall: Inside floating chest, screen 22.
8. Tile Piece locations:
A. Screen 31. On the cliff (use rope to reach it).
B. Screen 17. On roof near lion statue.
C. Screen 38. With trowel, after combining the flowers.
D. Screen 34. In the box on the ground.
9. Lion Key locations:
Copper Lion: Screen 31. Behind rubble.
Iron Lion: Screen 33. Behind sun engraving.
Silver Lion: Screen 14. Inside urn.
Gold Lion: Screen 8. Solve floor puzzle.
10. Floating box:
In summer, plug up the water spout. Then switch to spring and go up one screen to find the box floating.
11. Wooden pegs/rods puzzle:
12. How to access the well: Switch to a dry season (summer or fall/autumn).
13. Where to place the crystal: The sundial.
14. Moon & Sun Puzzle: You must see both clues before this will work!
15. To get past the waterfall, change the season to winter and use the hammer to break it.
Let me know if you have any other questions. Scroll down to see the step-by-step walkthrough.
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Step-by-step walkthrough:
1. You start on screen 2. Tap left to screen 1 and take the flint stones (yabba dabba doo!). Also look at the design on the wall to get a clue in your journal.
2. Tap right twice to screen 3. Copy the pattern from the journal onto the wall by pressing the squares. The door will open.
3. Walk through to screen 4 and place the green/spring heart stone in the slot on the statue. Press the button to change the season to spring.
4. Go back to screen 2 and walk through the door that just opened to screen 5.
5. Tap right to screen 9 and climb up the tree to screen 10. Take the rope and open the trap door.
6. Go back to screen 9 and tap the road ahead to screen 12. Take the stone plug from inside the tree stump. Then tap ahead to screen 15.
7. Tap the right door to go to screen 16, then continue up to screen 22 and 25. Take the pry bar leaning against the cave.
8. Go back to screen 15 and take the middle door to get to screen 21. Use the pry bar on the loose stone in the ground and take the tile from inside.
9. To back to screen 15 and take the left door to screen 14. Place the tile in the empty slot on the ground. Tap on the glowing tiles and solve the puzzle to get a belt.
10. Go to screen 22 and tap left to get to screen 24. Put the belt on the gears to open the door. Enter to screen 28. Take the jewel from the stone face's forehead. Also look at the clue near the ceiling to add it to your journal.
11. Go back to screen 21 and place the stone in the slot on the door to open it. Go through to screen 23. Solve the spring puzzle.
12. Tap left to screen 26. Take the red spring flowers. Tap left to screen 30. Tie the rope to the ring and climb down. Pick up the tile piece. Use the pry bar on the rubble to find the copper lion key. Climb back up and take the rope back.
13. Go back to screen 23 and tap right to screen 27. Use the copper lion key on the copper lion and take the slingshot.
14. Go back to screen 12. Tap right to screen 13. Use the slingshot on the bullseye and continue on to screen 17. Go inside to screen 18. And solve the puzzle on the chest to get the blue winter heart stone. Also take the machete.
15. Go back to screen 26 and use the machete to cut the branches blocking the way. Continue on to 32. Tap the staircase to the left to screen 35. Use the blue stone to change the season to winter.
16. Solve the winter puzzle on screen 23. Go back to screen 12 and tap left to get to screen 11. Tap on the colored icicles to get a clue for your journal. Then go back to screen 32 and solve the ice puzzle using the clues from the icicles. Take the hammer.
17. Go back to screen 25 and continue on to screen 29. The waterfall is frozen. Hit it a few times with the hammer and it will fall away. Now you can continue on to screen 34. Use the clue in your journal to solve the wooden pegs/rod puzzle. Also, take the tile piece from the box on the ground. Then go through to screen 37. Pull the lever on the door so you can access this room during other seasons, and exit through this door.
18. Go to screen 14 and use the hammer to break the urn. Take the silver lion key. Now go back to screen 21 and tap left to screen 20. Cross the frozen lake to screen 40. Go up the stairs to screen 41 and use the silver key on the lion to get the hook.
19. Go back to screen 1 and get the blue winter flower. Then go back to screen 28 and attach the hook to the chain. Tap the chain to bring it down and take the yellow summer heart stone from the cauldron. Go back to screen 37 and take the right door to screen 39. Place the yellow heart stone in the statue to change the season to summer.
20. Solve the summer puzzle on screen 23. Plug up the water spout in screen 16 and look inside the empty basin to see a clue. Go to screen 14 and tap left to screen 19. Light a fire with the flints. Tap back from screen 14 to screen 6. Tie the rope the the branch above the well and climb down to screen 7. Take the silver bowl and climb back up. Go to screen 27 and enter the cave to screen 33. Place the silver bowl on the grass and the sun symbol will spin around, revealing the iron lion key. Take it.
21. Use the iron key on the iron lion in screen 17 and take the tile piece that drops. Go to screen 32 and tap up to screen 36. Take the orange flower. Go to screen 40 and use the pry bar to open the stone casket. Take the spyglass and coin.
22. Go to screen 41 and use the spyglass on the gold stand to get the first half of the snake puzzle clue. Go to screen 10 and use the spyglass on the stand to get the second half of the snake clue. Go to screen 5 and solve the snake clue. Take the golden snake.
23. Go down the well to screen 7. Place the golden snake in the round slot on the wall to get a clue and open the door to the next room. Walk through to screen 8 and take the rusty key from the wall.
24. Change the season to spring. Go to screen 22 and use the rusty key to open the floating box. Take the amber heart stone from inside. Go to screen 19 and pull the lever to put out the fire. Take the charcoal from the pile of wood. Go to screen 40 and rub charcoal on the unreadable code in order to see it clearly.
25. Go to screen 41 and up the stairs to screen 42. Change the season to autumn. Go to screen 19 and take the pink flower. Solve the autumn puzzle on screen 23 and take the wooden lever. Go to screen 36 and place the lever in the slot to the right. Push it and a bridge will appear. Cross the bridge to screen 38. Read the illustrations on the table. They tell you the order of the flowers. Use the flint to light the ashes in the bowl. Place the flowers in the bowl in the order shown on the piece of paper next to it. Take the trowel and last tile piece. Also take the broom.
26. Go down the well to screen 8. Sweep the dust from the ground. Use the clue from your journal (the charcoal one) to choose the right symbols to press. Take the golden lion key. Go to screen 1 and use the key on the golden lion to open a secret door on screen 15. Change the season to summer and go to screen 26. Dig with the trowel on the X to reveal a box. Solve the puzzle using the golden snake clue and take the crank from inside.
27. Look through the trap door in screen 10. Place the crank in the metal piece and turn it to reveal another coin. Take it. Go back to screen 37 and complete the circle of coins with the two you have. Take the fishing stick. Go to screen 11 and use the fishing stick in the water to get the fish key. Go to screen 18 and complete the tile puzzle to get a crystal. Place the crystal in the sundial on screen 13 to get the first half of the sun code.
28. Go down the secret opening in screen 15. Take the golden moon from the wall. Place it in the moon on screen 33 to get the second half of the sun code. Then go back to the secret room and use the two clues to arrange the lights on the wall. The gates will open. Go to each statue and take back all the heart stones. Place them in the slots by the underground crystal and watch the ending.
Congratulations! You solved the mystery of the Lost City!
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661 Comments
HELP. I have found three of the four broken tiles and cant find the last one… where are they all??? Thanks!
There's actually four missing pieces I can't remember where I found the first two, and I still haven't found the fifth piece. The third I got when I used the Iron Lion and the fourth when I used the broom and did the puzzle on the floor, inside the well.
ich komme nicht weiter mit dem rostigen schlüssel. ich finde keine kiste. da kommt nur, dass wasser im untergrund zu hören ist. was soll ich tun?
man muss das druecke auf dem frueling statue wieder druecken dann kommt dass wasser schon wieder, mit die kiste. dass habe ich auch sehr schwer gefunden. entschuldigen sie mich bitte wiel mein deutsch ist schlect! hoeffentlich werden sie jetzt dass schaffen.
how do u solve the flower box puzzle with the golden snake clue.
I dug up the box, it's summer season, I have the golden snake clue.
I don't know how to solve it to make it work. 1 red flower? 3 green, 2 blue??
Screen shot so I can see it?THanks?
Put the flowers in the same sequence you put the snake heads in in the snake puzzle
Help!! How do you solve the puzzle on page 14 with the glowing tiles?
what the hell do i do with the 4 blue and red snakes they just spin and there is no hint
okay cool thanks
I am to the part where it says to use the rusty key to open the floating box on page 22. There is no floating box. It just says you hear water down the hole. I don't know what to do?? Help please!!
Yes. Thank you. I missed that one earlier.
What do you plug it with? Help… Lol
help please i cant find number 28 where i get the stone gem thing?!
It wont let me complete the Autumn puzzle /:
its also not letting me complete autumn puzzle, cant figure out what the problem is, i do have the autumn flower, but still
I have thought to have finished the puzzle because I got a picture of two birds looking opposite directions and everything seems finshed but nothing happens.
Make sure the puzzle matches exact y to the pictures in the walk through they are quite intricate
Still not working. I dont understand. I have placed the feet parts in everyway possible and still nothing. I might have to restart.
A screen cap would be awesome, thank you. but yeah, hopefully it ends up working.
How do you plug the water spout thing?
Thank you!
I can't find the top right piece of the broken tile
I can't find the floating box and i did plug the fountain. I also can't get the last flower I have a blue and orange one and another i think pink but don't remember where I got it.
It is a red flower
How do you put the fire out. I pull the wooden arm but no water flows. Help please
I'm confused on how to turn the snakes to match up with their code?
Thanks a lot! Turns out I had the birds facing the wrong way lol
I need some help, I have to open the box in screen 26 but i don't know the combination! The spoiler tells that I have to use the combination of the gold snake but it doesn't function!
Same Thing Its Happening To Me
Can Someone Reply Please!!!
Sorry I haven't read well you've alredy given the answer I'm soooorry
I can't find the broken tile which goes in the lower left corner of the thing… Can anyone tell me which screen it's in?
So confused…in this little cave and supposed to use the silver bowl to get the iron lion…?
How do I get down the well? It is summer, and I am using the rope…
Tie it to the tree branch above it.
I am up to the part where you burn the flowers but I don't have the red spring flower. It says it's on screen 39 but when I go there i can't find it all that's there is the summer statue. I have changed the season to spring and everything. Please help
The sun?….it doesn't do anything
Ok I went back and changed the season…I didn't know I could
Where us the stone for fall? And where is the statue for summer?
Thanks. One more I have dug up the box and I am trying to use the golden snake code to open it but it's not working. Is there a trick to it?
Where is the rope to climb down the well? I used the rope to climb over the cliff and I cannot find another one.
On 25 what do you do to the wall to open it?
Thanks for all your help. This is the best game ever.
I agree 100%! It entertained me all afternoon, but now that I'm done, what am I supposed play tonight!?!
Room 8, the floor puzzle, my eyes are not the best and I cant figure out the combo, especially the circle ones.
I have no idea where to dig up the "box" on screen 26 I have the trowel but where to dig??
thank you
ohh no didnt have any now Ill go and look for some.
Can someone please tell me how to change seasons
How do you solve the wooden peg puzzle in the cave????
Wht the heck is it talking about when it says "the room under screen 15″?!?!
I cannot find the plug for spout please help
Where do you find the charcoal to rub on the wall? I can't figure out the pattern on the floor. Thanks.
In the fire pit there is charcoal.
I'm stuck! Only started playing yesterday, and I can't find screen 28! I think it's a case of looking so hard for it that you just can see it, because I have actually been checking everywhere
Where is the chain room code for wooden posts :-(( HELP
Please help I can't go any further as I need the chain room code for the wooden blocks but can't find it x
how do you get to screen 14??
Help! Where I can find the stone plug?
I'm stuck on screen 24 in winter, HELP ME PLEASE?!
I think I have the stupidest question. I got the belt from under the puzzle and saw that the hint says to use it to open the door on screen 24. But when I try it, nothing happens. Please help! Thanks.
I can't find the bottom right tile piece! I even have the fish key?? Help please.
were u able to locate the bottom right tile piece cause i cant seem to find i either? ive done everything, just missing that piece.
how did you get the fish key?
I've done the snake puzzle and lit the fire and done all the in-game hint things but I can't get any further?! What do I need to do to move on? Do I need the autumn stone? If so where is it???
How did u do the snake puzzle?! I can't figure it out.
Yeah I plugged the spout. Wheres the floating box?
I read the top bit about it being on screen 22 but where? When I tap the well it says that in the distance you can hear running water…
Oooooh I thought that was the autumn symbol! Thank you!
These tips are all really helpful, thanks for posting! Where on EARTH do I find the trowel though?
Where the key for it?
non sono brava come voi! ho risolto grisly manor in un giorno, ma questo è più difficile!!!! sono ferma, ho solo la statua primavera, selce, connettore pitra, corda e leva ma non so che fare?? ho esplorato ma non supero la cascata, le sabbie mobili, il lago. help me…
I really need help with the snake puzzle. I've done it the way the picture shows, but nothing happens. Can you help me out?
how do you get behind the waterfall?
iv only got 2 seasons winter and spring and both of them wont let me behind it. iv got one more heart stone but will not fit in statue at top of castle ?
thank very much
How do u get down the well? I got the rope but it say it's no gd
Got all flowers all heart missing thé gold key and I don t know where the flower is. Also the illustration on the floor in the well is dirty. Help please
where do you put the glowing crystal?
Also how do you toggle the stone bridge ?
Help!!! I can't find the golden moon under screen 15. I can't get thru chapter 8 without it. Does anyone know where it is or am I missing something???
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.
I need help with decending down the well in chapter 5 I'm using the rope but it wont let me go down… Please help ASAP!!!! I'm addicted to this game!!
attach the rope to the tree branch above the well
im really struggling. cant access the tile puzzle with the 2 birds facing each other . cant change season back from spring, can get rid of privet thorns,snake uzzle does not do anything,cant put plug in the outlet. Please help
Ive just started the lost city today. How do I change the seasons? I've gone to the statue eith the heart but nothing happens.
How to I complete the spring puzzle on slide 23?
I can't get into the tree stump to find the plug. Did I miss something? It won't open.
I can't get the heart stones!!! Please help
Dear Unwrappy dude,
How do you get the tile by the fish? My frustrated 9 year old daughter wants to know.
Thanks in advance
Cailynne's Dad -
where do I find the broom to clean the floor to get the last piece of the broken tile? really struggling
How do you do the wooden blocks part? Where is the code?
Where do I find the bottom right tile piece? I've done everything else
Check the location of the tile pieces they sew lighted in the beginning of the walkthrough
How can I get to screen 18?
I've got the green heart in the statue and it's raining. When I push the button it says nothing seems to happen when you push the button. Is there a different stone for each season? I need a dry season but cant seem to change the seasons.
I feel stupid now, But I can't find 17 either.
I can't seem to find screen 38 to find the missing trowel and tile piece
How do you do the snake puzzle. I already got the hint off that tower. Am I using that hint (which isn't helpful) or the flowers u have posted on here? Saw the picture u have and have line the snakes up but nothing happens so can u make it clear how to do it? Thanks
where is the angel that is for summer????
I still cannot get the bottom right piece of the broken puzzle. Where could it be ??
what do I put on page 36 to get the bridge??
how do you open the chamber thing with the rope. Someone said it was with a hook and if it is with a hook then where is the hook and how do you get it?..I'm also stuck on the spyglass to get the snakes? I'm in despiration of help right now;) PLEASE
And i feel well stupid but what is the ring of coins for?>
Where is the bottom right puzzle piece for the broken tiles?
Where do I put the blue heart stone to change the season to winter?
I didn't understand? I did everything and passed it all. The only thing left is getting the hearts to put then in that thing in the chamber! However tried different seasons but I couldn't get any heart. Please tell me how to get them?????
Oh I don't need help. I figured it all out.
I finished the game and sadly it doesn't have another level or whatsoever. -
Ok I'm stumped with the silver bowl in the sun cave. The bowl is just sitting there and it won't do anything. I tried to hit the sun with a reflection but it won't move off the bed of flowers! HELP!!!
i have got the spyglass but cant seem to use it to see the code from the tower????
Hi, it says here and on a few other websites that there are built in hints on this app but I have not seen any, can anyone tell me how to access them?! I'm completely stuck and still in Spring (is there a way to change season or do you just have to solve?) thanks!
click on inventory and then the journal…the hint guide is on the bottom right..
Thanks so much! Must sound so thick !
Which slide is the winter statue on?
slide 35
Hi, I'm a bit stuck plugging the spout of the waterfall it say it's flowing too rapidly in spring and frozen in winter. Any suggestions?
Sorry for wasting your time I've just worked it out, Flossie
wheres the lever?
I'm trying to dig up the flower box with the trowel on screen 26 but I can't find the box anywhere, I've been clicking all over the screen! Can anyone tell me the exact location where the box is buried please?
Where is the tree knot that you use the crank on? I can't seem to find it anywhere> Thanks
Ah, never mind, found it!
Thank you!
what do i use for that metal thing on the tree trunk and how do i open the tree trunk??
I have the glowing crystal, but where's the tree stump?
You go up that wooden ladder on screen 9 but where is the crank tyler??
The autumn puzzle pieces are not moving for me. Thanks for help and patience with all questions being posted.
i need help at the floating box thing…what season should it be? how do i plug the fountain? please help
can someone tell me where the crank is please to get into the tree trunk?
My summer puzzle on screen 23 won't start. can't figure out what i Missed… can someone help me?
thank you
How do you get the title off the roof? Do you need to find a key for the lion then it drops down?
Where do you find the key at for it?
Cheers. How do you hmget behind there?
Im stuck on the frozen wall code. I cant figure out which sequence to put them in?? any help?
on page 36 i know you need the bridge to get over to the other side but im totally stuck on what to do to make the brigdge appear? helpppp pleasee!
what do i do to get the lever? and where is it? also i have the floating box and the hints say i need the pry bar but they took it away
When I try to complete the autumn puzzle it says this layer of tiles will not move. How is this remedied?
how do i get to screen 39 to get to the summer statue
What do I do with the glowing crystal?
Where is the autumn statue!!! I am soo lost Need a more detailed walk through
Oops i meant summer statue!
Hi ALL
I got the floating box but dont KNOW where is the Key TO open it THX in advance! -
What do you do after you plug the water spout? It has a leaf which means spring? Then a trunk? Where is this trunk
DAMN i never GOT TO screen 8 HOW TO i go there i have a few missing screens TOO maybe i DID something wrong?
Thanks a lot for the help!!!! Very difficult.
Where is the summer flower???
Hey , thanks for the help – I was wondering , how do you do the puzzle onthe ground of the well ? Where you brush aside the dirt with the broom ?!?? I can't solve the puzzle and I've been trying for a while I was wondering if you could help me ?
Where is the water spout, on which screen?
And with what do i Plug it?-
You have to close the lion mouth in screen 16
Plz help how do u work out the puzzle wen u breack the
Waterfall u can go past inside theres a puzzle can u tell
Me which go which thx -
Plz help wheres the gem for autumn
I hav put the golden key in the lion but nothing has happened. R u meant to get something?
Where is the heart to change it too summer?!
ive got the yellow stone heart and im on screen 42 but it wont let me put the heart in the statue am i at the right one cuz im get peed off with it ive started it over 3 times now trying differant things please help
how i can slove chain room to wooden posts on screen 34
where is the tree stump to close the water spout ..thanks
im on the last bit which says collect the heart stones but i cant get them back from the statues. I can change the seasons and so on and when its in summer the crystal bit changes a bit but thats all.
Ive tried tapping the hearts and they wont release
i almost reached there … what i left is to get the other half of golden moon
then the hearts
Hi, please could you post a picture of the wooden peg puzzle in the cave. im completely stuck.
how to arrange moon and the sun in secret room ,….if you can explain it as a clock for example sun 10 oclock ,,,moon 11….thanks
I am missing the bottom right piece of the puzzle !!!!!!! Can't find it anywhere … I have the fish to complete it … Is it in a specific season ???? Please help as I am at a standstill now … Thanks .
I'm trying to descend in the well on screen 6 with the rope I have but it's not letting me? How am I suppose to get down the well?
Hi,wondering where could we find the key to open the floating bOx?
Thanks -
I am under the well. Looking for screen 8. The clue … A round thing. Where do I fnd the round stuff that fits in ? Thanks.
Great game. Thank you for some of the extra hints.
I got all the flowers and got back to the fire pit. I already turnd on the fire once and now i just cant.. It dosnt react.. I am in summer..
I'm still stuck on the flower box I've tried all possible combinations please help
I carnt get to scene 8……help I neeeed to get the key for the floating box
Where and how do you build the second fire?
DAMN now i UNDERSTAND that i need a rope TO go into the well but i have no rope AND i dont find One. Maybe something about the seasons ?
When you go underground after getting the four lion heads to light up, what is the answer to the floor puzzle with the two lights..? Thanksss
Drawings of flowers?? Is that the answer for me? I've not seen no drawings of any flowers lol
I can't find the red flower. What season do I need to change it too? And what screen is it on?
I'm trying to find the key for the floating box!!!
I put the lights in that combination and nothing happened, do you think I'm missng something ?
Ah okay thank you that makes sense, do you know where abouts the sun clue is? Sorry aha
And where's the oddly shaped middle piece of the tile puzzle? Last question I promise aha
Did it
I feel so stupid, I am stuck really early on! Can't find where to go, not seen any flowers, tried to go down the well but can't when there is water. Tried to flow it into the fire pit but that didn't work..sorry, quite a basic bit I must be missing!Tried to find different hearts to change seasons but can't find anything! Tia
Where in hell do i find room 10 to get the rope? Tried everything and no luck
Jems it's in the fishing pond, proper gutted I've completed the game it's was fab. Anymore like it does anyone know?
Hi, I have the summer stone but can't get behind the waterfall. I found the fall statue, but not the fall stone. Help very stuck.
Hoe do I solve the floor puzzle??
you're probably annoyed by all of this, but how do you find the wooden lever for the bridge? i have literally tried everything just for this one thing, i must be missing something
How do i solve THE floor puzzle? I tried to Use the unreadable code, but i dont get it!
Help me please! I've found 3 of the tiles (including the golden fish key) but
Not the both right hand corner .. -
What is slide 8 and where is the code I have to uncover with the broom ?
WOW AWESOME finally GOT in the well understood a few things but now i feel i must go on screen 40 on do i do that. I have ALL puzzle pieces except the bizzarre middle part.
Oh but I was also wondering where i get the charchol ? You said that I needed charcoal ion order to rub off the pattern to solve the puzzle at the bottom of the well And another thing , how do you get the puzzel piece in the pond ? The one with the fish ? Thanks so much
Are all the season puzzles on the same board? I still can't move the tiles. I tried going back to Spring and switching to Autumn . . Still no luck. Am I missing something required to work the puzzle? This is getting frustrating!
Fish key glitch?!?
I've gone through the whole game twice and collected the fish key with the fishing rod but when I go to place it in the middle of the broken tiles it's disappeared from my inventory…wtf?!?
Am I missing something here?
Finally finished the game its freakin AWESOME !!!! THX for the help letting challenging WITH the game
Where do you get the charcoal to solve the puzzel in the well ? And how do you get the fish tile piece ?
Im stuck. I found thé snake ring, 2 flowers (blue and pink)
I have 2 rocks since à long Time, but i havé no idea what
To do with the snake gold ring and All thé rest… Pleassseee
Hellllllppppp -
I know you have a screen shot
Of the moon and sun puzzle , and I did the puzzle , but it didn't work . Am I doing something wrong ? How do I solve the moon/ sun puzzle ?!?? -
YES ! finally solved ! Thankssss for the hints.
found the buried box but cannot open it. simple don't understand how to use the golden snake code. help me please. thanx a lot
sorry. found the flower box hint above. thank you for your help!
Hi, what the hell is with these bloody snakes.. i cant go any further in the game, ive got the spy glass and everythign but the snakes dont dont anything? ive turnt them every way possible! it sooo annoying! can anyone help me?
I can't find page 39. Please help
how do you link the chain to that rock to get the summer heart stone?
Please help, it's still raining and I have sillex red flower a cap stone and lever.
And I don't know what to do! -
how do you get to level 8? how can i get through the waterfall?
i am already in room 42.. but lacking rooms 7,8, 34, 37, 38, and 39..i have the flints, the water stump, the red flower, the iron hammer, the blue flower, the yellow heart, the brass coin, the golden snake, and a rope.
help.. i'm stuck..
How do i get the key to open the floating box?
Please can you help me get the jewel from the cauldron in room 28. I have git into the room and saw the code but now can't keep the lid open long enough to get the stone out??
How do I get the piece from the fish pond
Please help me! I am at the beginning of this game and I just cant figure out what to do. I have now in my bag only: flints, pry bar, stone plug, red flower, broken tile and rope. And I have changed the season to summer. I also have found that little stone in page 28 and open that door with that. And that's the last thing what I have done. Pls help.
No I havent gotten there yet. And sorry, I think I changed the season to spring not to summer. So how do I get to the island?
Well I have done the little puzzle in the 14. page and found under that stone a belt. If you meant that?
And I put that belt in to a wheel. -
how can i complete summer puzzle? it wont let me move…
how can i complete summer puzzle, it wont let me move.
what else steps i should done before. i got rusty key at the moment
if i didnt find the stuff completly, can i go bk to the season? what happen if i missing sth,can i still cont?
If you meant that have I climb to page 31, yes I have. But I found there just that broken tile..
Oh wait, I found now that copper lion key!
I cannot find screen 17 anywhere. Piz help!
Hey i need help, i wanted to know how you get the charcole. I bave collected all 4 flowers and lit the fire but they wont seem to burn :s
How do I get to screen 8 ? :O
I couldn't find the bottom right stone, the one near the waterfall, but now I've found it and completed the game. Thanks very much!
How do I get the tile on screen 17??
I forgot to take the spring flower when I was meant to now it won't appear on screen 39 like it should. Do I have to restart?
I dont have an answer for you but I have been looking for the orange one for 3 days now. Its not where it says either. Hope you find yours.
I feel silly but how do you change the season?
do you take the other one out?
arg, where are they?
Hi, i don't know how i must past the waterfall to access to the summer statue. can you help me ? thx.
*it wasn't past, i meant pass
Hi. I have somehow managed to miss the orange/summer flower I am in summer but the flower is not by the bridge as it should be in screen shot. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
I've just spent 20 minutes trying to figure this out and then I suddenly realised after I'd asked for help that I was in autumn not summer! What a complete banana!
How do i get to screen 38?
how do i remove the plug from the tree once its in?
I need help with the floor code on screen 8. I guess my game has a glitch and I can't read the code… Could you get a screen shot That would be ver helpful because I'm very frusterated :/
how am i gonna use the spy glass? and i can't find the hint for snake thing. I'm stuck :\
I'm in summer, and i can't find the spout for the plug.
I know where to put it, i just don't have the thing to plug in:)Plz help!
Nm, found it!:)
Where is the spout?
where do you find the bottom right broken tile? how do you get to the room it's in? also, is there a middle piece?
How do you put the fire out?? I take it the charcoal will reveal the answer to the glowing tiles puzzel?? thanks
how to get to screen 7
Pic 38, how do I get 'flints' to open altar ? I only have 4 different flowers and a rope in my collection. I used to have the 'flints' but used on pic 19 and 38. ???
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I need to get down the cliff but have already placed my rope on sagging tree…. Is there a way to get it back! Totally stuck!
Where have I put the coins?
How do I plug the water spout to see the floating box?!
Hi I've tried to get all de tile pieces but can't find The last one!
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hey this was easy can u tell me some more games like dis 1
I plugged up the hole, and then changed to the season represented by a leaf, like it says in the picture, i have the rusty key, and have done everything else possible up to this point, but the floating box isnt appearing :I
how do i get to summer or fall? i have a yellow heart and it wont work on the statue on 42. if its behind the waterfalls, how do i get there? please???
How do I empty the well? im already in spring. I know that I have to use the rope but the well is still full of water…
Where do I get that crystal?
How do you get to screen 8
in the moon and sun puzzle, how do i get the second clue?? please help, i have the first red clue, cant get the second blue clue
How do I get the key out of the pond?
Can you please tell me how to get into the water where the fish are, plus I cant fine the middle piece for the broken tiles. Thanks
Where can i find the crystal?
what am i supposed to do with the golden dragon?
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hi im stuck on changing the pink fall/autumn puzzle, everytime i click on it it says 'the layer of the tiles will not move' have i got to do something else before that?
how do i get the plug from the tree trunk?
How the eff to I get past the quicksand? I'm getting really irritated by this. I've sat looking at some dumb target all darn day!
answer mee u keep answering everyone else:(
Cool game! I've just finished it Thank you for screen how to resolve The flower box problem
Im in chapter 8 and im missing a tile piece. I think its the one on screen 31 but i lost my rope so now i have no way to get it. Help !?
HOw do i get it back
I am in screen 8 and have tried to read the unreadable code, but just cant seen to get the combinatio right after iv swept the floor, can u healp me please, thankyou x
Wheres the trowel
Ahhhhhh!! Where do i find the charcoal?
How do i break the waterfall ?
i passed the waterfall but now i just can't solve the floor puzzle on screen 8… i know i need to go on screen 40 to see the clue but it isn't write correctly and i can't see which one is the good or not… help me please !
Gah where is it stupid trowel
The instructions in the games told me to use the machete on the sun x to cut the ground but even though I picked up the machete its not in my bag or in the cave. I cant seem to find the stone that turns it to autumn
I did it!! What an addictive game! Only got it last night! Thanx for your help x
Wait never mind. But I do need to find all of the tiles and I cant seem to get to page 38
Where do I find the rusty key?
Pls pls can someone tell me where screen 22 is or where floating box is stumped
thanx for the help! went to the site suggested.think i found answers to all of my questions! going to try again.
It's says I need to go down the well but I need rope and I don't have any, we're can I find some??
Where is the wooden lever to get the bridge?
But when I go to the puzzle it doesn't let me move the pieces of the puzzle!?
I am in summer. I need to go to screen 8 to take back the spyglass but screen 10 won't let me go right to 8. Help!
Hi! I'm just starting this game and am already stuck. Argh! I'm in Autumn — there's a maple leaf in my journal — and although I've pushed the squares on the door to open it in the pattern that's given (it's the screen to the right after taking the flints) it won't open. Help!
Oops. Wrong screens. I am in summer. I want to get to screen 10 but I can't go right from 9. I want to retrieve the spyglass. Help
How do I get to screen 10 please
What screen is the secret room and use what 2 clues
Oh I'm so near the end. I've got the first half of sun code on the sundial and the golden moon is in place on screen 33 but I must have missed the second sun code clue. Where can I find it now
Is there a easy way to switch over to a different #ed screen? I find that I need to keep pulling up the map to figure out where I am.
i have done everything, now in screen 23, but its also not letting me complete autumn puzzle, cant figure out what the problem is, its saying tile cannot move, i do have the autumn flower, but still… please help
cant find the flowers code on screen 26 plz help!!!!
Where or how can I find something which holds the chain at screen 28? And how can I take the broken tile at screen 17? It says that I can't reach it – not even with a rope…
Where I can find the hook?
Help ! I found tje silver key, but where is the lion ? I thought I found it (on screen 17 ?) but the silver key doen't work with that lion ! Heeelp
I have the silver lion key but I don't find the silver lion statue?
whats the gold snake code for the flower box
The puzzle on screen 8. Helppppp!!!!!!
I ant open the flower box! I've followed all your hints and the picture above and it still won't open. Need help please. Also Can post the pic of the flower color combination on the box to be able to open it?
I cant find the rope to climb down the cliff! Can someone please help me!
I took the lever and used it to slide 36, but I forgot to use it to the fire and now it doesn't let me take it again. What can i do?
In the last step I want to put winter heart stone back into the statue so I can get summer stone, but it wouldn't let me. What should I do? Thank you!
I'm in Autum mode but the Autum puzzle tiles won't move.
i am at step 24 and it says change the season..how do i change it when there is no heart at this stage
im only on level 1 trying to type the code into screen 3..and i have it correct but the door wont open!
what season do you need to be in to get the charcoal i have done everything right put just cant get the charcoal at all
Yayyyy completed the game am startin all over again ive enjoyed this game kept me busy all dat today yayyyyy xx
Where is screen 8, I dont no
How do u get pasted the thorn bush. xx
use the machete taken from screen 18…to get to screen 18 use step 14 in the step by step instructions.
thank you so much for this. It took a good 3 to 4 hours to beat this game using this site. Without this I would of been playing for days and most likely get so frustrated and put it down and not finish. The only times I got confused was when you said "change the season to" such and such without reminding which screen the right statue was on. but other than that awesome!!!
I am at the box puzzle in room 18 and have no idea how to solve it. It seems to be the only puzzle you don't have as a screen shot already. Can you help please? I love this game and am scary addicted. Thanks!
I can't find the floting box where is it I haven't done plug up the water because I dont know how to do it and can u tell me with the screens please thank u .
What do I do to get the puzzle piece thats too high if I already used the trowel?
How can I get back to the statue to change the seasons
i can't find orange flower & in screen 36 it doesn't have bridge on my screen
Where do you find the price that goes in the slot to get. the bridge?
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I forgot to do the winter puzzle before I picked the red flower. How do I get the blue stone back so I can complete the winter puzzle?
The moon and sun puzzle is not opening the bars and I have done both clues.
I am stuck at the very end in the same situation. Everything has been done, sun and moon are in correct positions according to clues, however bars to the last chamber with statue do not open. Any idea what I could possibly missed?
I've seen this question asked but can't quite figure it out. When I try to complete the winter puzzle it tells me that the pieces can't be moved. I can't seem to get it to work and I can't get past this point, help?
Your help was invaluable, thank you so much for this. I have completed the puzzle and now I can sleep lol.
I'm stuck at screen 8 with the floor puzzle. I have been to the screen with the clue and rubbed the charcoal on it and swept the floor in screen 8 to do the puzzle but I still can't seem to get the right code for it… When I go back to look at the clue it is to hard to read… Can someone put up a screen shot for the floor puzzle please!
Help!!! I'm stuck at screen 8 with the floor puzzle. I have been to the screen with the clue and rubbed the charcoal on it and swept the floor in screen 8 to do the puzzle but I still can't seem to get the right code for it… When I go back to look at the clue it is to hard to read… Can someone put up a screen shot for the floor puzzle please!
I placed the half moon in the cave with the silver bowl. Can i still finish the game?
Never mind, i figured it out. Thanks for your great tutorial. Had been at t this for hours.
Couldn't have done it without your help
Hi! How can I remove the broken tile on Screen 17? the one which is on the entrance of the cave? everytime i click it, it says, the tile is too high.. Help me please. I'm stuck. Thank you!
Hi. I can't find the trowel. Please tell me where it is.
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Hi, I am curious, miniin general, how to know what season I should be in to accomplish all the tasks throughout the game. Is there a clue somewhere each time I need to solve a task?
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Eh this sounds bad but I'm at the very start and on screen 3 I do the wee thing with the pattern from the wall onto the door but it refuses to let me in. Please help me. I beg of you.
I have solved the lock puzzle on the box on screen 18. I never get the winter heart stone. I have picked up the machete and placed one tile piece. Am I doing something wrong?
Looking at some other questions…I too, have already picked the red flower. Was the a mistake?? Can't get the winter stone…have solved that puzzle 10 times!!


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This is a super-easy way to roast your chicken and makes for a fantastic quick lunch. Fire up the oven an hour or so before you're ready to cook. When the temperature has reached 200°C (check with your thermometer) and the smoke and flames have died down, you can start cooking. Always keep an eye on the fire and top up the heat source if you need to.
Bash one of the garlic cloves with a good pinch of salt in a pestle and mortar until creamy, then bash in the rosemary leaves, add a pinch of pepper and enough oil to make a paste. Rub the paste all over the chicken, place it on a roasting tray, then slide it into the hot oven and roast for about 20 minutes, checking on it occasionally. After 20 minutes, add the ciabatta to the tray and layer the pancetta on top of the chicken. Continue to roast for further 10-15 minutes, or until the ciabatta and pancetta are crispy and the chicken is cooked through so its juices run clear. Turn the chicken during cooking to make sure it cooks evenly and cover with foil if it starts to get too brown.
Meanwhile, to make the dressing, bash the anchovies in a pestle and mortar, then grate in half the remaining garlic clove and the lemon zest (reserve the lemon). Add the Parmesan and crème fraÎche and season with pepper. Loosen with a few good lugs of oil and a squeeze of lemon juice until you have a creamy consistency.
Let the chicken rest for 15 minutes, then shred the meat using forks. Get rid of the bones and any gnarly bits, then toss the shredded chicken meat with the toasted ciabatta, salad leaves and creamy dressing.


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Baldoyle (Baile D├║ill) comprises a small coastal village and wide surrounding area with suburban housing estates and farmland on the Northside of Dublin, in the part of the historic County Dublin now administered as Fingal, Ireland.
Location and Access
Baldoyle is located north east of the city, and borders Donaghmede, which was formed from its western part, Portmarnock, Sutton and Bayside. It can be accessed from the coast road from Dublin to Howth, which includes a cycle track, from Sutton Cross via Station Road, or from Donaghmede, or Portmarnock. Baldoyle is served by Dublin Bus and Irish Rail, the latter currently via the Sutton station on the Howth Branch of the DART, and in future by the Grange Road station on the Northern Branch.
The district name derives from┬Ābaile meaning┬Ātown and┬Ādubh-ghaill meaning "dark stranger", the name given by the┬ĀGaels to the┬ĀDanes to distinguish them from the┬ĀNorwegians or "fair strangers" (finn-ghaill) who first settled in Ireland in 841-842.┬ĀWhile it is sometimes rendered as "Doyle's town" with reference to the personal name Doyle which itself derives from┬Ādubh-ghaill, there is no evidence for this usage.
Features and Development
Baldoyle village today has a coastal main street, with a Roman Catholic parish church and community hall, a branch library, and some shops, pubs and a secondary school for girls, St. Mary's. Slightly inland, among the older suburban houses, are a small shopping precinct, a football club and other amenities. On the approach from the coast road is another large secondary school, Pobalscoil Neasain and the well-known pub, the Elphin, while on the road into Donaghmede is a light industrial estate. There are also two primary schools, St. Peter & Paul's Boys Primary School, and St. Mary's Girls Primary School.
Among the local residents are the retired members of the Congregation of the Irish Christian Brothers, whose retirement home is located in the town.
For most of the 20th century, Baldoyle was famed for its racecourse, which was one of three in the greater metropolitan area. Over the early 2000's Baldoyle has been at the centre of a large house building programme, with the former Racecourse, long closed, having being sold to developers. The new developments have begun, as "The Coast", facing a new local centre (previously marketed as "Capital North") at the edge of Donaghmede, Clongriffin. The new rail station being constructed at Grange Road will serve Baldoyle, including Racecourse developments, and northern Donaghmede, including Clongriffin.
The old Race Course area and the Mayne River used to be good for wintering┬ĀShort-eared Owl┬Āand┬ĀGreen Sandpiper.┬ĀMerlin┬Āand┬ĀBuzzard┬Āalso occur. This area featured prominently in the Flood Tribunal.
Historical Notes
Baldoyle, with its sheltered waterside location, was a Viking base for many years, eventually suppressed by an attack by the King of Leinster.
A description of Baldoyle from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, Dublin, 1837 gives a useful summary of what was then a substantial rural fishing village: The village is pleasantly situated on an inlet or creek of the Irish Sea, to the north of the low isthmus that connect Howth, with the mainland: it comprises about 200 houses, and is much frequented in summer for sea-bathing. Some of the inhabitants are engaged in the fishery, which at the commencement of the present century employed nine wherries belonging to this place, averaging seven or eight men each; at present nearly 100 men are so, engaged. Sir W. de Windsor, lord-justice of Ireland, held a parliament here in 1369. The creek is formed between the mainland and the long tract of sand on the north of Howth, at the point of which, near that port, a white buoy is placed; it is fit only for small craft. The manor was granted to the priory of All Saints, Dublin, by Diarmit, the son of Murchard, King of Leinster, who founded that house in 1166.
The parliament mentioned above was held at Grange Church, better known as "Grange Abbey", which now lies in Donaghmede and was partly restored in the late 20th century.
On 31 October 1973, one of the most spectacular and audacious escapes from an Irish prison took place when three of the Provisional IRA's key personnel were airlifted to freedom in a seconded helicopter from Mountjoy Prison. The helicopter touched down at Baldoyle racecourse where the IRA members escaped in waiting cars.
Thanks to Wikipedia for most of this information.


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The folks at RIM must've seen too many AT&T spots as kids – they're reaching out and touching everyone as literally as one company can. From Cellular News, we're learning that RIM's products could be hitting a lot more pockets in the near future. A lot more.
"We are already distributed by 200 carriers, and we are talking to a 100 more carriers," Charmaine Eggberry, RIM's managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa, told Dow Jones Newswires in an interview on the sidelines of the 3GSM World Congress
RIM, the maker of the BlackBerry handheld device, is currently selling its products in a 100 countries, she said. The Waterloo, Ontario-based company recently announced the addition of Jordan to its geographic footprint.
Despite the fact that RIM is facing increased competition from the likes of U.S.-based Motorola, Samsung Electronics of Korea and more recently Apple's upcoming iPhone, Eggberry said that RIM will continue growing.


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Union to review CenturyLink's financial records after health insurance increase
Monroe, La.-based CenturyLink will open its books to the Communications Workers of America, which sought access to the financial records after the company disclosed that it is raising health-care premiums for retirees by as much as three times for the coming year.
"They have agreed to show us the information that we asked for, but in order to get that, we had to sign a nondisclosure agreement," said CWA District 7 spokesman Al Kogler. "We have an independent actuary that's actually going to run through the numbers and look at things."
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Christina is a woman of many talents. She created her first web page in 1996 when she was 14 and volunteered with Geocities to get some great experience with HTML and web design. Over the years she has been finishing her degree, working for Warner Brothers and TNT and blogging on a personal level. Recently, she was on the "Coaches" panel for USA Today's American Idol coverage and wrote about the show weekly online and for the print edition of the paper. She also is a blogger for TUAW.com, DownloadSquad.com and as of March 2008, Styledash.com. Never to be thought of as lazy, she co-hosts a video podcast – the Squadcast, for Download Squad. I was able to spend some time with her recently and here is a transcript of our interview:
Steve: You write for TUAW, DownloadSquad and StyleDash for Weblogs, Inc. How did you get started working for them?
Christina: Well, if you read my bio you will quickly discover I am a Mac Junkie. The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) was looking for writers so I submitted a few samples. After about a month they came back to me and asked me to write for them. Since then I have expanded my writing duties to Download Squad and StyleDash that are also a part of the Weblogs, Inc. Network.
Steve: What is unique about each of these blogs?
Christina: DownloadSquad, which covers software, web 2.0, Internet culture, etc. is unique because every program/service that we write about, we try out and we write up our opinions honestly. I think our readers appreciate this because they know we aren't just writing up some press release, we actually used the service or ran the program, for better or for worse. We also love to expose hidden gems or quirky programs and services.
TUAW has become one of the defacto resources for Apple news, rumors, tips/tricks on the web. If it Apple-related, we're interested in covering it. Apple users are passionate people, and we're no different. TUAW hosts a weekly Talkcast where we discuss the latest news and happenings and interact directly with our readers (via chat and they can call in).
StyleDash isn't about technology – unless it is fashion related, so that's unique for me. StyleDash covers stuff like celebrity styles, trends in fashion, hair care/skin care/bikini-line best practices, and we love to highlight absurd or absurdly awesome pieces of clothing.
Steve: Your gig with USA Today is interesting because of how they hired you. Could you elaborate?
Christina: Where Weblogs was a more traditional submission and review process, I got my gig with USA Today through being a great commenter. That's right, comments actually mean something and get read. They really liked my commentary and perspective on the music and media blogs and asked me be on the "Coaches" panel for the American Idol coverage. It did a tremendous amount for promoting my personal brand and got me connected with lots of new people that I never would have met otherwise.
Steve: What is your philosophy on using social media in marketing?
Christina: Be genuine and get involved for reasons other than just promotion or marketing. If you are genuinely interested in communicating and interacting with other people — about the minutiae of everyday life, about current events or what is happening in the world, etc. – you can actually build an audience of people that are willing to listen to your pitch and will be interested in what you have to say. It isn't enough to just be passionate about your product or service (though that helps), you have to be passionate about communicating with other people and listening.
Steve: You coined the term "Geek Chic". Can you explain that for our readers?
Christina: Well, for women especially (though men definitely are victim of this too), there is a stereotype about what a person who is interested in computers and technology and the Internet looks like and how they dress. My personal philosophy is that just because you are interested in "geek" topics doesn't mean that you have to look like one. I love makeup and clothing and popular culture just as much as I love technology and film and media. I also think that aspects of geek-culture are really awesome for fashion accessories or to enhance personal style.
Steve: In the past, the technology industry has been a male dominated industry, why do you think that has been the case?
Christina: Without opining too much on sociology and nature v. nurture and whatnot, I still think that for whatever reason, many women are convinced or are pressured as teenage girls (usually in their early teens, middle school) that technology and programming and computer-related areas are not things that girls do.
What makes it worse, is that because technology especially has been such a male-dominated field, women have a hard time breaking in and "fitting in". I've almost always been one of the only females at any job where the focus was technology, and that can be a difficult situation because you feel like you have to prove yourself as competent immediately. That's not an easy situation to be in and it further deters women from getting involved. Which only perpetuates the idea that girls aren't good at technology, thus reinforcing the whole cycle all over again,
At DownloadSquad, I'm really proud that we have a pretty large number of female bloggers – because while there are TONS of women who blog (which is awesome), there aren't as many female tech bloggers.
Steve: Social Media however has seen tremendous growth with women making significant impact and contributions to this field, why do think that is the case?
Christina: Many people involved in social media are marketers which is an area were women are very talented. There is also not high barrier to entry that many of the traditional technology fields have keeping many people away.
Steve: So you say that you are a full fledged "gadget junkie". We all want to know how many gadgets do you carry with you and do you have to have something when it first comes out regardless of how niche it might be?
Christina: I am definitely a "gadget junkie" and have bought many products knowing that they might not succeed long term. Mini-disk and HD-DVD are good examples of where I dove in to the pool and they hit the concrete bottom. Those are the risks you take but in the long run you learn more about technology is not just about the features and functions but how market acceptance and delivery channels are critical for something to succeed.
Steve: For those women out there running small businesses, how can they best utilize social media in their businesses? Are there some lessons learned that you could impart?
Christina: Social media is a fantastic way to reach people and promote your brand and your business, but to do it well, you need to not always be "on message." If you come across like someone just trying to promote something, you probably won't see any results. However, if you actually take the time to engage and connect with the people around you (even if you don't think of those people as your core audience), you can develop a much more real relationship that not only makes people more receptive, and interested, in hearing about what you do or your message, but by being involved, your audience will grow. I think the key is to find an aspect of a service or a tool that you genuinely like, and would find yourself enjoying even if it had nothing to do with promoting your brand or reaching out to customers and embrace that aspect. Latch onto something you genuinely enjoy and from there, you can build up a network of people who are interested in hearing what you have to say.
Steve: If people want to check out your writing or the wonderful musings of Christina Warren, how do they do that?
Christina: Well, they can of course start at my site, ChristinaWarren.com, where I blog about what is important to me. You can also check out TUAW.com, DownloadSquad.com and StyleDash.com were I am regular contributor, and you can follow me on Twitter at twitter.com/film_girl.
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