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The Penderwicks
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall
This summer the Penderwick sisters have a wonderful surprise: a holiday on the grounds of a beautiful estate called Arundel. Soon they are busy discovering the summertime magic of Arundel's sprawling gardens, treasure-filled attic, tame rabbits, and the cook who makes the best gingerbread in Massachusetts. But the best discovery of all is Jeffrey Tifton, son of Arundel's owner, who quickly proves to be the perfect companion for their adventures.
The icy-hearted Mrs. Tifton is not as pleased with the Penderwicks as Jeffrey is, though, and warns the new friends to stay out of trouble. Which, of course, they will—won't they? One thing's for sure: it will be a summer the Penderwicks will never forget.
Deliciously nostalgic and quaintly witty, this is a story as breezy and carefree as a summer day.
Discussion Questions
- What makes the story have an "old fashioned" feel? From the cover, did you think this might be an old-fashioned story that took place a long time ago? What clues did you have about when this story is set? In what year do you think that this book is supposed to take place?
- Why is Jeffrey happier after the Penderwicks arrive? Do you think his life will be different in the future even after they go back home? What do you think will happen to Jeffrey? Will the girls stay in touch with him?
- Was it a good idea or a bad idea for Jeffrey to run away?
- Why do you suppose Skye is always saying and doing things that get her in trouble?
- Hound is as much as part of the family as any of the sisters. What ways might the stories have been different if Hound hadn't been with the girls?
- Why do you think Mr. Penderwick speaks Latin all the time, even if the girls don't understand him? Is Mr. Penderwick a good father?
- How many brothers and sisters do you have? Do you all ever act like the Penderwicks? In what ways? Which of the four sisters do you like the best? Which one is most like you?
- What do you think Batty thinks about being the youngest Penderwick? In what ways is she not like her older sisters? Since Batty seems to get into bad situations when she is left alone, do you think the older Penderwicks should keep a better eye on her? Why do you suppose they don't?
- Why do you think Batty wore wings in the first place? And why do you think she gave them to Jeffrey?
- Why do you suppose that the mothers in stories are often gone? Does it make you sad? How would the book have been different if their mother had been alive?
- Yaz and Carla, the rabbits, are a part of the subtitle on the cover, but how important are they in the story? Did you at first think, like the Penderwicks did, that Hound the dog had killed Yaz the rabbit?
- When Jane, the imaginative writer, shows her book to Dexter Dupree, he is extremely rude to her. Even though he said terrible things, should she have begun ripping up her hard work because of what one person said?
- It's pretty obvious how Rosalind feels about Cagney. How do you suppose Cagney feels about Rosalind?
- With all the adventures the Penderwicks have that end in disasters, do you think Mrs. Tifton is ever right for being so upset? Does Mrs. Tifton have any redeeming qualities?
- Do you think Mrs. Tifton will marry Dexter Dupree?
- Jeffrey is an only child. Do you suppose Mrs. Tifton would act differently if there were usually more children around?
- Jane has a great imagination. Do you think she thinks her sisters are unimaginative? Why or why not?
- Do you think Rosalind likes being the oldest and most responsible Penderwick? Why or why not?
- Would you like a formal birthday party like Jeffrey's, where everyone had to dress up? What do you suppose life is like for Jeffrey inside such a fancy house? Do you think he gets to play much? Or make messes? Or ever have fun?


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Theme 58: Kick in the Head
How lucky can one guy be?
I kissed her, and she kissed me.
Like a fella once said, "Ain't that a kick in the head!"
That song kept playing on a loop inside my mind as I walked home. I couldn't believe it. She probably couldn't either.
The room was completely black.
I hugged her, and she hugged back.
Like a sailor said, quote, "Ain't that a hole in the boat!"
It wasn't the most romantic place for a first kiss, given. It was behind a very noisy nightclub full of drunk and possibly high youths, in a wet alleyway that smelt of wee, with only the muffled bass line of some trashy club song providing the soundtrack.
But it felt romantic.
We had both gone outside to take a break from the chaos inside. However, the yard behind the club was also full of noisy people, so we left through a side gate into the alleyway.
It was horribly dark down the alleyway. The only light came from a lone streetlamp at the far end of the alley. However, even in the gloom, she still looked so beautiful
It was over in seconds. The way we looked at each other, the way we approached.
The way our lips met
It was like we were trapped in our own little bubble of perfection, shielded from the dankness around us. The moment couldn't have been so perfect.
Was it a moment? It seems longer than that. Almost like time had stopped for us. I never wanted it to end.
But nothing lasts forever. When it was over, we sort of paused and looked at each other. That atmosphere, that beautiful, romantic atmosphere, was broken, and replaced with one that felt awkward, shy, like we were embarrassed about what had just happened.
We made our excuses to each other and left...
So now, here I am at the bus stop, feeling dazed, unable to comprehend why I feel so
strange. I can't even begin to explain the emotions I feel. It's like a trance; that feeling that mentally, I'm not in reality but physically, I am.
What is this? Why do I feel this way? Is it good? Is it bad? I can't tell.
It's like I've been kicked in the head.


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Maria Popova takes a look at the advice of Hunter S. Thompson given in a letter to a friend when he was 20-years-old. From Brain Pickings:
… Read the restAs a hopeless lover of both letters and famous advice, I was delighted to discover a letter 20-year-old Hunter S. Thompson — gonzo journalism godfather, pundit of media politics, dark philosopher — penned to his friend Hume Logan in 1958. Found in Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience (public library) — the aptly titled, superb collection based on Shaun Usher's indispensable website of the same name — the letter is an exquisite addition to luminaries' reflections on the meaning of life, speaking to what it really means to find your purpose.
Cautious that "all advice can only be a product of the man who gives it" — a caveat other literary legends have stressed with varying degrees of irreverence — Thompson begins with a necessary disclaimer about the very notion of advice-giving:
To give advice to a man who asks what to do with his life implies something very close to egomania.


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From each according to his ability, to each according to his need
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From each according to his ability, to each according to his need (French: De chacun selon ses facultés, à chacun selon ses besoins; German: Jeder nach seinen Fähigkeiten, jedem nach seinen Bedürfnissen) is a slogan first used by Louis Blanc in 1851[1] (although an earlier version of the saying appeared in Étienne-Gabriel Morelly's The Code of Nature[2]) and popularised by Karl Marx in his 1875 Critique of the Gotha Program.[3] In the Marxist view, such an arrangement will be made possible by the abundance of goods and services that a developed communist society will produce; the idea is that, with the full development of socialism and unfettered productive forces, there will be enough to satisfy everyone's needs.[4][5]
Origin of the phrase[edit]
The complete paragraphs containing Marx's statement of the creed in the 'Critique of the Gotha Program' is as follows:
- In a higher phase of communist society, after the enslaving subordination of the individual to the division of labor, and therewith also the antithesis between mental and physical labor, has vanished; after labor has become not only a means of life but life's prime want; after the productive forces have also increased with the all-around development of the individual, and all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly—only then can the narrow horizon of bourgeois right be crossed in its entirety and society inscribe on its banners: From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs![3][4][5]
Although Marx is popularly thought of as the originator of the phrase, the slogan was common to the socialist movement and was first used by Louis Blanc in 1851.[6] The origin of this phrasing has also been attributed to the French utopian Étienne-Gabriel Morelly,[7][2] who proposed in his 1755 Code of Nature "Sacred and Fundamental Laws that would tear out the roots of vice and of all the evils of a society" including
I. Nothing in society will belong to anyone, either as a personal possession or as capital goods, except the things for which the person has immediate use, for either his needs, his pleasures, or his daily work.
II. Every citizen will be a public man, sustained by, supported by, and occupied at the public expense.
III. Every citizen will make his particular contribution to the activities of the community according to his capacity, his talent and his age; it is on this basis that his duties will be determined, in conformity with the distributive laws.[8]
Some scholars trace the origin of the phrase to the New Testament.[9][10] In Acts of the Apostles the lifestyle of the community of believers in Jerusalem is described as communal (without individual possession), and uses the phrase "distribution was made unto every man according as he had need":
- Acts 4:32–35: 32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. 33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. 34 Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, 35 And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
Debates on the idea[edit]
Marx delineated the specific conditions under which such a creed would be applicable—a society where technology and social organization had substantially eliminated the need for physical labor in the production of things, where "labor has become not only a means of life but life's prime want".[11] Marx explained his belief that, in such a society, each person would be motivated to work for the good of society despite the absence of a social mechanism compelling them to work, because work would have become a pleasurable and creative activity. Marx intended the initial part of his slogan, "from each according to his ability" to suggest not merely that each person should work as hard as they can, but that each person should best develop their particular talents.[12][13]
Claiming themselves to be at a "lower stage of communism" (i.e. "socialism", in line with Marx's terminology),[14] the Soviet Union adapted the formula as: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his work (labour investment)".[15]
While "liberation theology" has sought to interpret the Christian call for justice in a way that is in harmony with this Marxist dictum, some Christians[who?] have noted that Jesus' teaching in the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14–30) gives only half an affirmation to the dictum: to the first half.
References in popular culture[edit]
According to a survey conducted by the Museum of the American Revolution, "more than 50 percent of Americans wrongly attributed the quote 'From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs" to either George Washington, Thomas Paine, or Barack Obama.'[16]
In the novel Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, the slogan is used by anti-capitalist factions. Rand spends time refuting the idea behind the slogan, and it was Rand's belief that the phrase was actually an expression of sadism. In Part II Chapter 10 of the novel, a tramp who had once worked for the Twentieth Century Motor Company explains to Dagny Taggart that Ivy Starnes, the leader of the Starnes family which owned the TCMC:
...had pale eyes that looked fishy, cold and dead. And if you ever want to see pure evil you should see the way her eyes glinted when she watched some man who'd talked back to her once and who'd just heard his name on the list of those getting nothing above basic pittance. And when you saw it, you saw the real motive of any person who's ever preached 'From each according to his ability, to each according to his need."[17]
A one act play titled According to his Need written by Oliver Eagleton and directed by Nora Kelly Lester ran at C Venues during the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe Festival[18] before its transfer to Dublin later that year.
See also[edit]
- Communism
- Communist system
- He who does not work, neither shall he eat
- Jedem das Seine
- Post-scarcity
- Post-scarcity economy
- Socialism
- To each according to his contribution
- Workers of the world, unite!
- ^ Louis Blanc, Plus de Girondins, 1851, p. 92.
- ^ a b Graeber, David (2013). The Democracy Project: A History, a Crisis, a Movement. New York: Spiegel & Grau. pp. 293–294. ISBN 9780812993561. OCLC 810859541.
- ^ a b Marx, Karl (1875). "Part I". Critique of the Gotha Program. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ^ a b Schaff, Kory (2001). Philosophy and the problems of work: a reader. Lanham, Md: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 224. ISBN 0-7425-0795-5.
- ^ a b Walicki, Andrzej (1995). Marxism and the leap to the kingdom of freedom: the rise and fall of the Communist utopia. Stanford, Calif: Stanford University Press. p. 95. ISBN 0-8047-2384-2.
- ^ The entry "Blanc, Louis" of Encyclopædia Britannica and Graeber (2013, pp. 293–294) cite the work Organisation du travail (The organization of work, 1840 [1839]) as the origin of the quote. However, this phrase is not actually found in this work. Jean-Claude Caron (Revue d'histoire du XIXe siècle - Revues.org) traces the phrase back to Blanc's work Plus de Girondins, 1851, p. 92: "De chacun selon ses facultés, à chacun selon ses besoins".
- ^ Norman E. Bowie, Towards a new theory of distributive justice (1971), p. 82.
- ^ Gregory Titelman, Random House dictionary of popular proverbs & sayings (1996), p. 108.
- ^ Joseph Arthur Baird, The Greed Syndrome: An Ethical Sickness in American Capitalism (1989), p. 32.
- ^ Marshall Berman, Adventures in Marxism (2000), p. 151.
- ^ Part 1, Critique of the Gotha Programme, http://www.marxists.org, quoting Marx/Engels Selected Works, Volume Three, p. 13-30.
- ^ Bli︠a︡khman, Leonid Solomonovich; Shkaratan, Ovseĭ Irmovich (1977). Man at Work: The Scientific and Technological Revolution, the Soviet Working Class and Intelligentsia. Progress. p. 155. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
- ^ Johnson, Hewlett (1968). Searching for light: an autobiography. Joseph. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
- ^ Ken Post; Phil Wright (1989). Socialism and underdevelopment. Routledge. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-415-01628-5.
- ^ Geoffrey Jukes (1973). The Soviet Union in Asia. University of California Press. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-520-02393-2.
- ^ The American Revolution – Who Cares?
- ^ Rand, Ayn (1957). Atlas Shrugged. New York: New American Library. p. 614. ISBN 978-0-451-19114-4.
- ^ "Edinburgh Fringe Interview 2014". The New Current!.
- Cohen, G. A. (1995). "Self-ownership, communism, and equality: against the Marxist technological fix". Self-ownership, freedom, and equality. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-47751-4.
External links[edit]
- Critique of the Gotha Program (includes Marx's original use of the slogan)
- Marxism and Ethics
- What Does the Bible Say About Communism & Socialism?
- Encountering Communism: the theories of Karl Marx


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OK So We got plenty of ability I think we need to build a team and we need to build a pumpkin cannon. Spitty and brian your on machine work. Skully your on welding. We need 3 workers We need 2 engineers mechanical and electrical NGIB your on material procurement. Benning your on entertainment (You have to wear a Jesters outfit) Joe your on plumbing. Robo your team leader (Only if you will wear a viking Helmet) Scubie and Glass you are on security and crowd control. WOC, RSG, and one other Your on moral control. Jester is on images (Photo and video) We need someone to grow and develop our special breed of super tough pumpkins. What say you guys could be do this in a year? We need funding where can we get that. Maybe sell ad space on the cannon? Run auctions on FTF. Anyone got a class A license? We need a Truck and a Trailer. I would prefer a trailer that could be covered as to sell ad space to firearms companies. What if we offered to make ours look like an AR-15 and get DPMS or RRA or LMT something like that to sponsor us.
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Hot damn Tango I think you may be on to something! A pumkin chuckin AR mounted on a Winnebago? Does anybody know what the reg's on a full auto pumpkin AR? Would we need a tax stamp for a suppressor? What about high cap mags, or should we go with a belt fed model? I like this idea a lot. I think with the talented folks here on FTF we could pull something like this off
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I'll do a little Research on the type used on the Show by the winning team. The small hard Pumpkins held up under pressure and didn't vaporize inside the Barrel and or exiting. I planned on planting edible ones in the spring. Post your caliber size and I'll find the Punkin to match.
I would love to be in on that build, except I'm too far away. Jim.......
I'd be happy to help build one. Anyone have any thoughts on an air powered thrower? Compressed air in cylinders can create a lot of engery.
If the pain is lacking so is the discipline... "the only 911 call I need is chambering a round" - Mr. Muller, MO car dealer
It's a great idea Tango. I don't know if the enthusiasm level will maintain long enough to actually do it, but it's a great idea. It sure conjures up some cool images. I will be watching this years competition tonight.
Wait a minute, WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE........... Tango, you know I luv ya, but, there is either a typo or you have given RSG and I an impossible task. If you meant RSG and I should be on morale control, I will gladly take on the job. Though I'm pretty damn sure RSG could raise the morale of the team way better than I can. Or........RSG can be the eye candy, I'll be the gramma baking cookies and grilling the 'burgers behind the scenes. Beer and other 'mind altering' beverages will only be served after all the work is done each day if I'm in charge of the kitchen. Lemonade, pop and water will flow freely throughout the building day, though. Now, if you meant what you truly typed.......I don't think RSG and I could be moral control of a group such as you put together. How can we be assigned moral control of a group who might possibly have no morals at all? Hmm? How can we do that? Hmmm? Could someone please explain? Read those questions in your best Stewie voice from Family Guy And here's one other thing. I am going to demand payment. Since I am so new to guns, having shot some rifles less than a year ago that got me hooked on wanting to own a gun and owning my own only since, maybe, August, I have never had the joy yet I have a very strong dream and desire to shoot either a pumpkin and/or a watermelon and have yet to find somewhere for me to fulfill that dream and desire. So, I'm going to demand about 3 of those homegrown pumpkins of Wills to take off somewhere so Maggie (my GP100) and I can have a little fun. I'm sure if we have access to property that will let us build a punkin chucker I am guessing there will be somewhere for me to shoot a couple punkins. I mean, it's been fun killing some paper at the pistol range but Maggie and I thirst for bigger prey. Now, I must say I have a little experience in building weapons that shoot vegetables as I was directly involved about 10 years ago with assisting the man down the street when he helped his son and my son build potato guns out of PVC pipes. A great time was had by all. Except for the neighbor man's wife (who happens to be a very good friend of mine) who kept exclaiming the boys were going to blow themselves up. Whaddya say? Am I still in? Or are you all rolling your eyes and saying, "Let's leave WOC out since I think she's going to hire a lawyer and write up a contract"?
Hell WOC. After that Post you are more than Qualified for the job. Except the part of no drinking on the Job. My best work was after I put away at least a six pack! Any one want to donate the air compresser to launch these Punkins.
Nah, you're in Winds, just don't overthink it. After all, this is the FTF where spontaneity and insanity reign supreme. ...and btw, Cane's an engineer.
I'm in but don't rely on my welding. Bear can do his share as well. We don't need no stinking engineers *snicker*. Sorry, Cane, we do need your input. I believe that on Discovery Channel tonight at 8pm est there is the Punkin Chunkin competition. The pneumatic ones use tremendous pressures in a reserve tank. The mechanical ones are trebuchets and huge. It can be done but who is gonna be the financier? JD maybe, NGIB? Tango, we might as well put some drive train to it so you can drive it into position and down Main Street.
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Mini LD #19 voting is now over.
Here are the results. For a description of the categories, see the Mini LD #19 Voting post
Congratulations to the winners!
I hope you all had a good time (I know I did).
Mini LD #19 voting is now over.
Here are the results. For a description of the categories, see the Mini LD #19 Voting post
Congratulations to the winners!
I hope you all had a good time (I know I did).
After the loading screen I get "Unexpected error while loading the game>"
maby your computer cant take it….
Jesus christ, what country do you live in?! I've never seen a construction crew with SNIPERS before =P
i live in america :d and the snipers are an inside joke
Very, very simple. Just spawn a few snipers and workers, and spam the worker button until you win.
i know
I know you finished early, so it would have been nice to rework some of the art, or flesh out the gameplay a little. Shows the foundation of a good game tho – interesting concept.
thanks ill thank about working on it some more but thats for a different time.
Also, there a TON of really trivial spelling errors. It looks very amateurish. If English isn't your native language, don't worry too much about it – just have a native speaker go over it first.
im a fast typer and i hate spelling so ill work on that though
Snipers truly are common problem at constructions sites these days, a big problem. Perhaps not an extremely great game, but it was amusing with its humor. "everything else by … pants12″ I never would have guessed!
yes snipers are big problems
It's lovely… like… in a naive way =) (L)
:O Those red guys were really angry, I bet they have a small otel and didnt wanted compentence.
lol your right
H!B!F!S! wasn't packaged correctly for computers without XNA. My bad.
The problem should be resolved now.
Hi all, i've to apologize but tonight i've seen that some player sent some email to get a game help, a report and create a new account. The game run a turn each day at 4:00, so i've to start another program to replay to HELP and REPORT command every 5 minutes. The problem is that … i've lost your registration email so you have to resend it. Sorry, my bad! [you should receive HELP and REPORT if your command was that one]
Now the game replay each HELP and REPORT mail in 5 minutes and make a game turn each night at 4:00.
Hope someone will subscribe this game cause that's not so fun to play alone 8p
Mini LD #19 is now over and submissions are closed (if someone was left out, please make yourself heard). Does that mean it's now entirely over? Of course not.
Voting is now open. It'll run for a week and differs a bit from regular LDs in that there's just two categories: Gameplay and Presentation. I believe it should be straightforward, but here's some help if it's unclear what they mean:
Gameplay focuses on the actual game and game idea, its innovation, how well it plays etc. Fun belongs too a large part to it.
Presentation is more to do with the package the game comes in: graphics and sounds, user interfaces, polish and humor, and things like that. Fun can of course be affected by this.
As usual, only people who submitted an entry can vote, but anyone can of course check the games out. I think it's been a great mini so far, and I hope you've enjoyed it and like the entries. See you with the results in a week.
Update, June 21: Voting is over and the results are in.
Last 2 hours or so I was trying to change the icon of the game. Finally did it.
Maybe I will add or change somethings latter but, as it is, the game can be considered "finished" =)
Here is te link.
I'll see what I have to do now to submit.
As suggested, in the beginning you get more time to get your effort bar up before your supervisor makes his rounds. People tend to try smashing the buttons as hard as they can, but you can go pretty slow and get it up high enough. Just make sure you're pressing only one at a time because pressing both will cancel each other out.
Green = You'll get in trouble, but you'll be gaining stamina back.
Yellow = You lose minimal health. But if your supervisor spots you he'll give you a little over two seconds to work harder or you'll be taken away.
Red = The supervisor won't look twice but your health goes down quickly.
I should have changed the animation of your peers so they're working much faster. I was too concerned with making the player stand out over them I didn't consider how some people will look to work like them to not stand out, which won't suffice because they are working much slower than required- which will throw people off anyways. Maybe the supervisor just hates you!
Here is the .fla for anyone who wants it. I am very messy when I work in flash, so it might be hard to adjust or mess around with. I use Flash 8 so the game is in AS2.
I spent most of yesterday in bed with a splitting headache so that was basically 24+ hours spent out of commission. Mostly finished up the sprite handler classes and put together a quick demo where you can't do anything. Here's a brief video of what I got done.
And a screenshot:
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This is also my first attempt at using Inkscape to make art assets (besides some rudimentary textures used in TubeRacer). With grid snapping it's pretty easy to make some basic sprites, although edge aliasing was an issue (which I think can be fixed with using 32-bit PNGs and converting those to 32-bit BMP for use with the engine, and/or just adding PNG support to the engine, which I would've done if not for the time restriction). With 32-bit image support the engine could also handle things like transparent smoke coming from the factories and not having to worry about aliasing on the edges of sprites (like the plane, where it's very obvious). Inkscape still has some issues with grid snapping though which made doing some things a pain (like the smokestacks).
All in all if I hadn't come down with whatever illness hit me on Saturday I would've got a lot more done. I'm going to give it another 24 hours of work just to see what I could've finished but I won't be entering.
Super Knock-Off Factory is done!
I'm so happy!
This was much harder than I anticipated, so I'm glad I got my head around the game logic in the end. It was also depressingly not fun until I reworked it a little right at the end.
Well, hope you like it anyway.
edit: Tweaked the randomiser very slightly, to force it to give you feet when the tubes are empty (so you always start with something you can drop).
I actually managed to finish, though I doubted it quite a few times in the last seven hours. There's almost no end to the list on how many things were cut and it's unpolished to no end. But still, you can sort of play it and enjoy it.
You can view the submitted entry here.
Also, here's a new screenshot (included with the entry), showing truck editing.
Looking forward to test all the other games.
Here we are! My game was started on Saturday at more or less 10:00 and finished right now on Sunday at 23:00.
It's a play by email game, so you don't have to download any executable, just send and receive emails 8)
You can get the help in html format in your email inbox just by sending an email with "help" as the body to [email protected]
The help can also be find in the game list area here : gamepage .
Go check out all of the finished games here.
I think you'll have fun playing Scaffolds if you like puzzles that tax the brain heavily.


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Interviews for Top Jobs at Nordstrom
- Sales Associate (368)
- Commissioned Sales Associate (96)
- Intern (52)
- Retail Sales Associate (48)
- Cosmetics Counter Manager (28)
- Retail Management (19)
- Customer Service Representative (16)
- Department Manager (15)
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- Salesperson (13)
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- Nordstrom Sales Associate (11)
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- Cashier (7)
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I applied online. The process took 1+ week – interviewed at Nordstrom.
Online application, received an email to set up a phone interview. After this I was asked to come in for an in person interview and I first interviewed with the assistant HR manager. After this interview the department manager was called up and I interviewed with him. All three interviews had similar questions. Focus of questions is on competition, teamwork, selling and service.
- You have to sell the department manager interviewing you something. Answer Question
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Application DetailsI applied online. The process took a week – interviewed at Nordstrom in December 2013.
Interview DetailsAfter applying, I received a phone call from the human resources department of the store that I applied at. I was asked basic interview questions (tell me about yourself, what interests you about Nordstrom, etc.) After the phone interview I received an email inviting me to a face-to-face interview. When I came in I was first interviewed by human resources. I was asked similar questions to the phone interview, but I did get some more difficult questions going over what qualities I possess and why I would be a good fit. I was also asked about past experiences and situations and how I handled them. After that interview, I was then immediately interviewed by the department manager of the department that I applied for. The manager asked me similar questions initially but then proceeded to ask me about fashion and how it affects my life. Then I was asked about why I applied for that specific department and then I was given hypothetical scenarios that involved using my selling skills and customer service knowledge. After that interview, I waited in the room alone for a few minutes until the department manager came back in and offered me the job right at that moment.
Interview Questions- I had a yellow folder with my resume in it during the interview. I was asked about what I would do to sell someone that folder. And once I answered I was asked about what I would do to ensure that I close the sale. Answer Question
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Application DetailsI applied online – interviewed at Nordstrom in June 2013.
Interview DetailsSubmitted online application, received email to schedule a phone interview. This was then done a few days later through Skype phone calling will still abroad in France. I think there was a second phone interview as well..? Interviewed a two locations the morning after flying back home. At the first location, was suddenly asked to sell an fake sell an item to the manager. Was caught off guard, and didn't do so well. Second interview at Flagship didn't have me do this (though I noticed they do with some, not with others). Wasn't extended a position from the first location, but got the job at the second about a week after the interview.
Interview Questions- What you would consider your strengths/weaknesses, have you ever had a conflict with a manager or co-worker, and if so, how did you resolve it? View Answer
Negotiation DetailsWas my first retail job, so there was no negotiation. However, I heard that if you are more experienced, it's possible to do so with your base pay.Accepted OfferNeutral ExperienceAverage Interview -
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Application DetailsI applied online. The process took 3 weeks – interviewed at Nordstrom in April 2013.
Interview DetailsInitially I applied online, then was called by HR for an interview at a specific store. I went to that interview, where I was asked very standard non-difficult questions. The interview lasted about 45 minutes. A week later, a manager from the At Home department called me for another interview. That interview was with him and one other floor manager. These questions were all related directly to sales/customer service. This interview lasted about one hour. Afterwards, we walked over to the department and he asked me to sell him something (role play). A week later he called to offer me the position.
Interview Questions- None of the questions were hard, but make sure you emphasize that you love working with people, that customers come first, and that you shop at Nordstrom. Answer Question
Negotiation DetailsNo negotiation possible.Accepted OfferPositive ExperienceEasy Interview -
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Application DetailsI applied online. The process took 1+ week – interviewed at Nordstrom.
Interview DetailsStarts online. Then, contacted for a phone interview -- not too intimidating. In-person interview: spoke with the HR manager, then the manager of the department I wanted to work in (Kidswear). I had no retail experience, so I was surprised that they hired me without any concerns. They were mostly concerned with personality, work ethic, and personal values. I had worked with kids before, and stressed that I was patient and enjoyed working with people. Dress fashionably but professional!
Interview Questions- What do you expect to be paid for this job? Answer Question
Negotiation DetailsThere is no compensation negotiation. Beginning salespeople are told exactly how they are paid -- it differs by department, but most are commission-based.Accepted OfferPositive ExperienceEasy Interview -
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Application DetailsI applied online. The process took 2 weeks – interviewed at Nordstrom in November 2012.
Interview DetailsI've always wanted to work for Nordstrom because it is one of my favorite stores and I constantly hear that it is a great place to work for! I applied online for multiple positions and became a bit discouraged as I was getting a lot of automated emails saying that I wasn't selected for an interview. Then, I was finally contacted about a Cosmetic Artistry position that I had applied for. An email prompted me to schedule a phone interview.
An HR associated called me at my interview time and asked many questions regarding my skills and experience. He also asked me questions pertaining to the job description.
I received a call from a Department Manager the next day to set up an in-person interview. I was confused at first because she had called me from an apparel department and my interview had been a full-time position in cosmetics. My interview questions were all pertaining to cosmetics as well. Nonetheless, I was excited for the opportunity so went in for the in-person interview scheduled for a week later.
The interview lasted about 45 minutes. She asked some of the same questions as the HR associate so I felt very prepared.
She called me back the next day to tell me that there would be a formal job offer pending background and reference check. I received the offer a couple days later!Interview Questions- Name a time you were disappointed and how you dealt with it (I couldn't think of any appropriate professional references so stumbled over this one and made it a personal example) Answer Question
Negotiation DetailsNo negotiationAccepted OfferPositive ExperienceAverage Interview -
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Application DetailsI applied online. The process took 2+ weeks – interviewed at Nordstrom in June 2012.
Interview DetailsI had two interviews with two different department managers. They had me put together outfits or practice selling an item such as a clipboard.
Interview Questions- When was a time you found yourself needing to make a compromise with others? Answer Question
Negotiation DetailsNo negotiating. There is base pay if commission does not exceed the base pay wage.Accepted OfferPositive ExperienceAverage Interview -
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Application DetailsI applied online. The process took 3 weeks – interviewed at Nordstrom in May 2012.
Interview DetailsFirst you fill out the online application, wait for a phone call that schedules your phone interview. Then go to 2 interviews and finally go through the nordstrom training. It was really time consuming and the training wasnt very helpful.
Interview Questions- Name a time when you had to go above and beyond for a customer. Answer Question
Negotiation DetailsNO negotion. They offer you money.Accepted OfferPositive ExperienceEasy Interview -
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Application DetailsThe process took 2 weeks – interviewed at Nordstrom in February 2012.
Interview DetailsThe interview questions were very similar throughout the 3 interviews I did -- ex, tell me about a time you went above and beyond a customer's expectations. Relate all questions back to giving outstanding customer service and they will like that
Interview Questions- tell me about a time you went above and beyond a customers expectations View Answer
- how do you feel about working in a commission based environment? View Answer
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Application DetailsI applied online. The process took a week – interviewed at Nordstrom in January 2011.
Interview DetailsWas referred in. Applied online and was contacted by the manager. First interview was with the assistant manager. Then I met with manager for a one on one interview. I was offered the job and went through new hire orientation the next week.
Interview Questions- The interview was pretty straight forward. Focused on customer service and fast-paced environment experience. Answer Question
Accepted OfferPositive ExperienceEasy Interview
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