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Steam is offering a free weekend on select Total War games from Sega and Creative Assembly. The weekend sale includes a number of the popular RTS and civilization management titles where players build up an army and attempt to conquer the land.
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Steam is offering a free weekend on select Total War games from Sega and Creative Assembly. The weekend sale includes a number of the popular RTS and civilization management titles where players build up an army and attempt to conquer the land.
William Usher 2015-06-26
Despite the rocky launch, the divisive fallout between fans and the developers over the bugs, missing features and broken gameplay mechanics, Creative Assembly has undertaken a task to restore the faith that the community once had in them by unleashing new DLC, new patches, new fixes and a pledge of allegiance to Valve's new SteamOS.
William Usher 2013-11-07
Well, Creative Assembly has heard the far cries of foul from gamers who pledged fealty to consumer justice, and the developers decided to set a path toward recourse via DLC. Hence, the road to retribution for Creative Assembly is paved with free content and lots of patches.
William Usher 2013-10-23
Gamers have been crying, moaning, whining, shouting and screaming a lot during the last half of the seventh generation of gaming, all with good reason. A lot of the AAA publishers have put it in their minds to rape the wallets of gamers with shoddy ports, shoddy releases, poor support and tactics so shady that John Gotti would have blushed with envy.
William Usher 2013-10-12
Today at GDC in San Francisco, the Creative Assembly revealed a new spin-off to their Total War strategy series. Total War: Arena is a free-to-play game that focuses on multiplayer battles.
Pete Haas 2013-03-28
Sega has signed a licensing deal with the Games Workshop to create multiple games based on the Warhammer fantasy franchise. The first game is currently in development at Creative Assembly, the studio responsible for the Total War games, and will arrive in 2013 at the earliest.
Pete Haas 2012-12-06
One of the things we oftentimes hear about regarding gamers is that they're whiny, they're bratty, they're an "entitled" bunch. We often hear about how gamers "bite the hand that feeds" and that gamers should be "grateful" that publishers even allow us to play games. On the other end of the spectrum, some developers have sided with gamers, pretty much saying that a lot of games are trash.
William Usher 2012-09-05
The Creative Assembly might collaborate with Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson on the next Total War game. They say that the Swedish designer could make an appearance in the game.
Pete Haas 2012-05-02
Sega notified investors today that it expects to post huge losses for their fiscal year due to the "severe economic environment" in the United States and Europe as well as "rapid changes" in the market. In order to recover, they plan to make drastic changes.
Pete Haas 2012-03-30
The Creative Assembly, creator of the Total War strategy series, is expanding into mobile gaming. They announced that they're working on a new sub-series called Total War Battles that's specifically designed for mobile devices.
Pete Haas 2012-03-02
The PC strategy series Total War could branch into other platforms. The Creative Assembly says that console installments are possible.
Pete Haas 2010-12-06
Next year, Shogun 2: Total War will enable you to crush rival warlords in a bid to become supreme ruler of Japan. Today the Creative Assembly announced the date that your rise to power will begin.
Pete Haas 2010-11-11
The Creative Assembly released Napoleon: Total War a few months back. What are they making now? Well, we might found out soon.
Pete Haas 2010-05-25
Steam, the PC's fantastic answer to Xbox Live, is gaining more SEGA power in the near future. The service has been the host of Medieval II: Total War and Rome: Total War for a little while now – those titles will be available in "Europe and most of the world". SEGA and Valve today announced that a few new, or new to you, titles will be appearing on the digital distribution service.
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Primyl Vinyl and The Collector's Illustrated Vinyl
Way back in the last century when Positive Feedback was printed on paper and in living black and white, I self-published a photocopied newsletter for audiophile record collectors called Primyl Vinyl Exchange, PVX for short. The Perfect Sound of CDs had arrived a decade before, and lots of folks had been helpfully dumping entire collections of primo vinyl at Boston's many used record stores. I was filling boxes with Mercury's and RCAs and Blue Notes at $1-5 a pop, even less at yard sales over the weekend. I had long been a reader of The Absolute Sound and Stereophile as well as Fanfare, Gramophone, and had started using an early Mac to collate various reviews into want lists. I was still single and had my priorities straight. I spent more money on concerts than records, more on records than audio gear, and more on audio gear than I probably should. Still do. The Internets was only just beginning to take over the arcane knowledge universe, and there seemed a need for a forum for unreconstructed analogists like myself.
But the real reason I started Primyl Vinyl was fraud. I was a college professor teaching photography, and always took a trip to shoot somewhere warm over the semester break. That year, I was heading to Death Valley; from Boston, I could fly to either LA or Las Vegas and rent a car, and Vegas flights were cheaper. I was tire-kicking at one of my regular haunts, Q Audio in Cambridge, when the trip came up in conversation with the then owner, Bob Heenan. He laughed when I complained how hotels in Vegas were surprisingly expensive. "That's because it's CES week... and you should go!". Except CES was not open to the public, trade only. Bob refused to let me steal a business card and impersonate him, but suggested I "go as press".
So, mea culpa. All I needed was a publication and a business card in 48 hours. I "borrowed" a layout program from a fellow faculty member, and started designing a fake newsletter. For content, I boldly violated copyright on whatever might fill a page. The lead article was from the early days of the LP, complaining that despite the marketing hype, 78s sounded better. Plus ҫa change, etc. I needed a back page, so I scanned record store ads from the Yellow Pages. Avery made sheets of blank precut business cards, so that was easy. I printed a few copies, packed the camera gear, and headed for the airport.
Death Valley was awesome, but when the time came to pack up and head for Sin City, I was more than nervous. As it turned out, at the CES check-in, the fake business card was all I needed to get a Press badge: Primyl Vinyl in bold, me as editor. The Convention Center was a zoo, but high end audio was actually blocks away at a slightly dowdy but slot-free motel, busy but not mobbed. I tried to blend in, but show etiquette requires everyone surreptitiously scanning the badge around every other person's neck before greeting them like old friends; I had to keep explaining what Primyl Vinyl was, and weirdly enough, people wanted copies. Each night I photocopied another batch at Staples. At the end of the show I had somehow given away over a hundred samples and acquired 13 paid subscriptions. My kind of luck.
Why? Well, I figured I could do a few issues in exchange for discounts (and tax deductions) on equipment and audiophile LPs. I ended up doing four years of Primyl Vinyl, because it was kind of fun, and because subscribers started submitting articles (the Exchange part) on re-wiring Rega tonearms, record cleaning tricks, record reviews, 10-Best lists, all sorts of things.
One of the issues featured (with Harry Pearson's blessing) a collation of all the titles ever to appear on the many Absolute Sound "Super Discs" lists. Much of the work was done by a subscriber, Larry Toy, who was intent on collecting them all. Between us, we had a complete run of TAS from issue one. We went over them again and again, as there were typos, changes, revisions, and alternate pressings galore. Most of HP's own LPs had been lost in a fire, so there was no officially "absolute" list possible.
The copyright cops never knocked on my door, but Primyl Vinyl succumbed to its own modest success when subscriptions approached 1500 and the part-time venture began to consume far too much time and energy from my day job and personal life. I had segued into writing occasional pieces for Positive Feedback, Listener, and yes, TAS, so at least I had gone legit. But I still run into ex-subscribers now and then, or get emails about back issues.
Which, in a roundabout way, is why a few months ago I received a very interesting and impressive hardcover book, The Collector's Illustrated Vinyl Bible, direct from the author, Alfred H.C. Wu. Alfred had emailed me a while back asking for a copy of the TAS List issue. We were cited in Wu's bibliography, and he most graciously sent me a copy. Crime pays, Mom.
And Wow! An active collector/audiophile himself, Wu has managed to print full color photographs of the covers of every LP, CD, and SACD ever on the TAS lists, with basic discographic and production information and even a price estimate (basically what he had paid). That takes up the first 394 pages, followed by pictures of other TAS recommendations from Sid Marks, Jonathan Valin, and Mark Lehman, illustrated summaries of James A. Mitchell's "Golden Era of RCA" list, the Gramophone Top 100 lists, a compilation of the best early Everest LPs and the entire Lyrita stereo catalogue. There are often pictures of alternate covers and reissues, labelographies, and an index by artist and composers. It ends up at 693 pages, and nearly 6 lb. There is even a ribbon bookmark, just like those other Bibles.
Many collectors I know can happily flip through countless LP jackets in record store bins and yard sale boxes, but don't carry around detailed want-lists and check catalog numbers. Eventually, one simply develops a visual memory of covers, labels, and other indicators of desirability. But if you've never seen a copy of something, you can often pass it by (I know I have, all too often). Spend some time with Wu's magnum opus and you won't flip by the many less obvious audiophile spectaculars, like Cantabile CSPS 1349, Orion ORS 78282, or Richardson RRS 70001.
There are some limitations to this ultimate audiophile discography, however. It is TAS/Gramophone intensive, so primarily covers classical music recordings and the few pop/rock/soundtrack LPs HP favored. While all the essential information is in English, some of Wu's own commentary is in Chinese only. It is also a limited edition, and I think he may have only about 100 copies left (it has done well in the Chinese/Taiwan market). There is no official US distributor, so the books must be shipped from China or Austria (where Alfred is based).
Given the superb reproduction quality, and personally understanding the research involved, I consider it an amazing bargain at the official list price of $75, and. However, Alfred understands the language and shipping problems, and is willing to offer a substantial 25% discount to US-Canadian buyers, available through 4/30 if you mention you saw this on Positive Feedback. (I'm sure he would consider trading for a copy of Valin's RCA Bible, too).
For more information, see his web page, www.alfredwu.com, note the link to web page 8, which has the ordering information.


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It's time. The winged chariot at my back, and all that. Taking a seat on one of the comfortable couches at the National Gallery in Ottawa, I mentally strap myself in. It's time to take a time bath, to run a time marathon, by watching Christian Marclay's 24-hour-long installation, The Clock, in a single sitting. The artist doesn't actually recommend it, but an artwork of this size demands a big response. The piece is an exercise in surrendering oneself to controlled chance, a precisely edited jumble of visual material, classic films, forgotten mediocrities and television shows, without context or backstory, all telling the time in real time. If it's 8:17 on your watch, it's 8:17 in The Clock. There is no beginning or end to The Clock. I step in midstream.
7 a.m.: Catherine Deneuve is going insane
At a little after 7 a.m., Lee J. Cobb is yelling in black and white, and then, James Bond (the Roger Moore version) appears. He's off to work early, getting fitted with new gadgets from Q before his next mission. Meanwhile, in black and white, Catherine Deneuve is going insane in Roman Polanski's Repulsion.
Try to turn off the identifying machine – the clips go by too fast to follow. A man spits out his coffee. Various couples wake up in bed but Hilary Swank, from Boys Don't Cry, wakes up alone.
Workers are lining up to punch factory clocks, though it's not yet 7:30 a.m. The Daily News truck deposits a bundle of papers at a street corner. This could be a day-in-the-life documentary, except for the celebrities. They keep waking up everywhere – Harrison Ford, William Hurt and John Cusack. Michelle Pfeiffer wakes her daughter. They're like guests at a weekend house party. Sometimes enforced guests: There's a morning roll call in a prison. Brutality turns to softness: Ingrid Bergman embraces a man.
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The Ubiquiti MFI-MSC ceiling mount motion sensor is designed for use with the mFi mPort. Once they are connected, you can use the mFi Controller Software to monitor your sensors using your Web browser.
mFi is a Machine-to-Machine management system from Ubiquiti Networks. mFi hardware is managed and monitored from the mFi Controller software. The mFi Controller allows you to create rules that trigger actions based on data from your mFi sensors. For example, motion detection can turn a light on, or a high temperature reading can trigger a fan. The mFi platform is compatible with third-party devices, making the options unlimited!
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Harbaugh questioned two non-calls in the final series when the 49ers failed to convert with a first and goal as they looked to find receiver Michael Crabtree with the game on the line.
"There's no question in my mind that there was a pass interference and then a hold on Crabtree on the last one," said Harbaugh.
Harbaugh also was unhappy about what transpired on the game's penultimate play. After the Ravens attempted to run out the clock before punting in the final seconds, Harbaugh questioned the failure of officials to call holding as Ravens punter Sam Koch ran around in the end zone to eat up time before taking a safety with four seconds to play.
I still haven't gotten an explanation on the safety. It was obviously the intent of the Ravens to tackle and hold... but not one holding flag came out," Harbaugh said. "I realize I am on the side of the 49ers, I'm the coach and probably have some bias there but in my mind I thought it was obvious, but that's not the way they saw it."
Harbaugh also protested the decision to penalize his cornerback Chris Culliver for pass interference, allowing the Ravens to make a crucial first down after Joe Flacco had thrown an incomplete pass on third down with the score 31-29.
"I didn't think that was an interference," said Harbaugh.
But the 49ers coach was also critical of his players, who paid the price for turnovers and penalties.
"We want to handle this with class and grace. We had several opportunities in the game. We didn't play our best game. Ravens made a lot of plays. Our guys battled back to get in it. We competed and battled to win," he said.
49ers make Super Bowl history
The 49ers became the first team in Super Bowl history to have a 300-yard passer, a 100-yard rusher and two 100-yard receivers in the same game.
Quarterback Colin Kaepernick threw for 302 yards, running back Frank Gore had 100 yards rushing, wide receiver Michael Crabtree had 109 yards receiving and tight end Vernon Davis had 104 yards receiving.
Davis tied the Super Bowl record for most receiving yards by a tight end.
Kaepernick completed 16 of 28 passes, with six receptions going to Davis and five to Crabtree. Averaging 18.9 yards per completion and 10.8 yards per pass, Kaepernick had long completions of 32 and 31 yards, three completions of 29 yards, another of 28 yards and two of 24 yards.
Gore set a franchise record for most rushing yards in a Super Bowl game and also had his fourth rushing touchdown of this postseason among his 19 carries.
Kaepernick rushed for 62 yards on seven carries, and his 15-yard scoring run that brought the 49ers within 31-29 in the fourth quarter was the longest touchdown run by a quarterback in Super Bowl history.
MVP Flacco no ordinary Joe
Joe Flacco won't have to do much negotiating after this.
The low-key Ravens quarterback put off talks on a new contract until after the season. Now when he and the Ravens sit down, all he'll have to do is show off his Super Bowl MVP trophy.
''It's cool,'' Flacco said Sunday night. ''We just won a Super Bowl. That's the last thing I'm concerned about. But (owner Steve Bisciotti) did let me know that if that day came, I could go beat on his desk and really put it to him.
''So that's exactly what I'm going to do.''
Flacco capped a perfect postseason, throwing three touchdown passes in the first half to stake the Ravens to a lead they would never relinquish. When the 49ers made a furious comeback after a power outage interrupted the third quarter for 34 minutes, Flacco was cool and controlled.
Let the Niners make their run, he almost seem to say, we'll hold our own.
''You've seen these guys do it,'' Flacco said. ''They have the ability to score and to score quickly, and that's what they did.''
Flacco finished 22-of-33 for 287 yards. He didn't throw an interception – didn't throw one the entire postseason, to be precise. His 11 touchdowns in the postseason matched a record set by Joe Montana.
''That's pretty cool,'' Flacco said. ''Joe Montana is my favorite quarterback so it's pretty cool.''
So is being the Super Bowl MVP.
Truth is, the trophy could have gone to a number of the Ravens. But Flacco is happy to have it.
''They have to give it to one guy,'' Flacco said, laughing. ''I'm not going to complain that I got it.''
Odds of Niners winning 2014 Super Bowl: 8-1
So now that the Ravens are NFL champs, what are the odds they'll do it again?
According to sports books in Las Vegas, 14 to 1.
Casinos put up lines for next year's championship immediately following the Super Bowl.
The 49ers are actually a bigger favorite to win it all next year, 8 to 1, tied with the Denver Broncos. New England is the overall favorite.
Kap: Last play was an audible
Quarterback Colin Kaepernick came just short of leading the 49ers to an unprecedented Super Bowl comeback.
But with three chances to take the lead needing 5 yards for a touchdown, Kaepernick had three straight incompletions.
All three passes were intended for wide receiver Michael Crabtree, who got tangled up with a defender on the final play. No holding was called – Harbaugh screamed from the sideline and signaled for a penalty.
Kaepernick's off-balance throw under pressure on fourth down sailed through the end zone. He lowered his head slightly and walked slowly off the field.
''That wasn't the original option,'' Kaepernick said. ''It's something I audibled to at the line based on the look they gave us.''
Power outage caused by 'abnormality'
Officials say the Superdome power outage during the Super Bowl was triggered by an ''abnormality'' in the power system.
That triggered an automatic shutdown and forced backup systems to kick in, officials said about two hours after the Ravens beat the 49ers.
But officials still aren't sure what caused the initial problem.
A joint statement from Entergy New Orleans, which provides power to the stadium, and Superdome operator SMG gives a chain of events.
The problem started at the spot where Entergy feeds power into the stadium's lines, and occurred shortly after Beyonce's halftime show with extravagant lighting and video effects.
''A piece of equipment that is designed to monitor electrical load sensed an abnormality in the system,'' the statement said. ''Once the issue was detected, the sensing equipment operated as designed and opened a breaker, causing power to be partially cut to the Superdome in order to isolate the issue. ... Entergy and SMG will continue to investigate the root cause of the abnormality.''
The FBI has ruled out terrorism. The concourses didn't go totally dark thanks to auxiliary power.
49ers quick hits
--- Vernon Davis registered his fourth 100-yard receiving game in five career postseason games. He's now tied with Keith Jackson for most 100-yard receiving games by a tight end in NFL postseason history.
--- Davis joined Arizona wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald as the only players in NFL postseason history to register four 100-yard receiving games in their first five career playoff games.
--- Defensive tackle Ray McDonald notched his first sack of this postseason, bringing down Ravens QB Joe Flacco. McDonald now has 3.5 career postseason sacks.
--- Linebacker Ahmad Brooks brought down Flacco for his first sack of the postseason. He now has 2.0 career postseason sacks.
--- Cornerback Tarell Brown striped Ravens running back Ray Rice and recovered the loose ball in the third quarter. It marked Brown's first career postseason FF and FR. The takeaway led to a 34-yard field goal by K David Akers.
--- With three field goals and two PATs, Akers now has 175 career points in the postseason, the second-most in NFL history behind Adam Vinatieri's 196 points.
--- Akers has now scored a point in all 24 playoff games in which he has appeared, the second-longest streak in NFL history behind Vinatieri's 25-game streak.
--- First-team All-Pro defenders Patrick Willis, NaVorro Bowman and Dashon Goldson combined for 28 tackles. Willis led the way with a game-high 10 stops, while Bowman and Goldson each had nine, with two of Bowman's tackles resulting in losses behind the line of scrimmage.


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launching a kernel on a remote linux machine through ssh from a linux machine
I am trying to launch a kernel on a faster linux machine (call it
"fast.here.com", IP address "220.127.116.11") and connect it to my local
front end (on "lamo.here.com", IP address "188.8.131.52"). Both run
Mathematica 220.127.116.11 on Fedora Linux (3 and 2, respectively). The
connection goes through ssh.
On the front end on lamo.here.com I now try to add a kernel with
"Kernel Configuration Options...".
If I select as the remote machine the same as my local machine
"lamo.here.com", everything works fine. I know I could do this without
going through TCP/IP, but just for checking it out:
Arguments passed to MLOpen:
-LinkMode Listen -LinkProtocol TCPIP
String passed to shell to launch kernel:
ssh lamo.here.com "math -mathlink -LinkMode Connect
-LinkProtocol TCPIP -LinkName `linkname`"
Choosing this to be the notebook's kernel, once I execute the first
calculation it pops up a box saying "Link created on
35945 at 18.104.22.168,35946 at 18.104.22.168", then asks for the password for
lamo.here.com, and everything works fine; I can run calculations as
The problem appears when I change the above string to
ssh fast.here.com "math -mathlink -LinkMode Connect
-LinkProtocol TCPIP -LinkName `linkname`"
(note that only the computer name has changed). When I do the first
calculation, I still get a box saying "Link created on
35950 at 22.214.171.124,35951 at 126.96.36.199", then one asking for the password for
fast.here.com. But then it stops doing anything. The result is that I
have no kernel running, neither on fast.here.com nor on lamo.here.com,
and no result is being displayed.
Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong? I've been searching through old
messages on this forum and could not figure it out.


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I'm studying to become a primary school teacher and working essentially full time as an AIN. I'm clean and neat and fun to be around. Enjoy the occasional drink with friends.
Nice easy going guy, mostly keep to myself
Currently studying a dual degree of agribusiness and applied science at UQ Gatton. I work on campus and work night shift occasionally. I am quite, friendly and respectful of others space. Looking for a place for both my dog and I. My dog is a friendly 1 year old bull Arab x bull mastiff. I also have two horses so a place on acreage would be ideal however not essential. Hoping to find some like minded people to find a house with or alternatively a room in a share house.
I am a forty year old government employee on a 6-12 month work secondment looking for accommodation in the Ipswich to ormeau and pimpama areas I enjoy most sports and like to keep fit.
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To our future flatmate, we come from Taiwan for working holiday. Our arrive day in Australia on July 11th. We will start to find our job. Both of me and my boyfriend are easy-going and friendly. We all like keep everything neat and clean and make good relationship with surrounding.
Hi, my name is Yukli i'm from Peru and I'll be studying a masters in animal science at UQ. i'm looking for a room to rent in Gatton or near UQ Gatton campus, I'm happy if other people want to team up with me and rent a house. I'll arrive in July. I'm very tidy, organised, clean, friendly and fun to be around.
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Hello! I currently live out of home so I have experience renting and I can keep tidy. I am a very open minded person and I will bring good vibes to any house hold. I have a kelpie, he's desexed, very clean, doesn't Yap, can be kept outside but he is toilet trained and he will melt your heart.
Hi Guys I'm Andy , originally from the UK but now have residency here in Australia. Looking for a room to rent in a nice friendly house hold . Ideally with people between the ages of 20-36 , prefer to share with females simply because they keep things clean and tidy and I just get on better with females than men but would be happy in a mixed house as well. I'm 31 yr old single male, I work as a full time mechanic , I go the gym everyday either before work or on my way back from work . I don't smoke or take any form of drugs and I'm not a big drinker on the whole but I do like to let my hair down once in a while. I'm a bubbly , fun character always up for a laugh and will go out of my way to help others. I like to get out and about on my days off either to the beach or a catch up with friends or have a bbq. I'm clean and tidy and respect other peoples privacy and possessions. Happy to cook for other people or help in any way I can I pay on time but have been known to pay early . Looking in Brisbane and surrounding areas . Happy to go in with someone on a new share house/apartment . I don't have any pets , just little old me :) The only things I have to insist on are ,I need my own bathroom and I must have secure undercover parking for one vehicle. would prefer not to share a house with cats as I really don't get on with them but dogs are OK Currently overseas till mid July If you have any questions at all please get in touch :) Andy :)
I have no preference on a move date or for how long. I work full time in the city and am super easy to get along with. I'm pretty relaxed about whatever you decide to do with your time.
I love to keep everything clean and I'm a good cook, massive greenthumb, great with dogs but not a fan of cats, my boyfriend is in the navy in Canberra so you won't see him unless he comes up to visit. I keep to myself as I'm not a party person and prefer to live with females.


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My garden is in an awkward position in relation to my back door and windows making it tricky to plug a mower in. We bought a temperamental petrol mower which is a pain to control so a couple of years ago I had a good idea. I bought the Qualcast Panther hand mower from Argos, it cost me about 40 quid at the time.
The mower has a 30cm width blade width,
4 bladed cylinder,
variable cutting height from 12mm to 40mm,
easy to push high geared side wheels,
rear roller for lawn stripes,
grass collection box.
The mower is painted green metal with large plastic wheels on the sides, metal handle which is a comfortable height and 20 litre grass collection box.
The mower's handle is held on by bolts, which need tightening from time to time. The grass box just clips on but I don't tend to use it as it doesn't hold enough clippings and misses it somewhat, I just rake the worst of it after I'm done which is easier than emptying the box every 5 minutes. The lawn cutting height adjustment is easy enough by way of undoing bolts and moving them to the required length. I leave it at middle to high because the ground is uneven. It's obviously not as loud as a powered one but it does make a whirring sound.
Using it:
It's hard work, it does cut the grass- surprisingly so- but it is hard work. I haven't got the best lawn it's thick grass so I have to push the mower in a backwards and forwards motion, I can't just walk along with it. The blades whizz round at speed cutting and flinging the grass. They do jam quite a bit though, grass as long as a couple of inches wraps around the edge of the blades and needs to be unwound. Twigs will stick in the blades and stop me dead but they pull out quick. I can cut the bank with it, I stand at the bottom and push the mower up and down. The rollers don't give my lawn stripes, but like I mention I've got an uneven thick lawn- it just cuts it with nothing fancy.
I bought the mower a couple of years ago and have used it regularly, the blades are still sharp and I've never sharpened them.
I do like it, it's easy to store, cuts the grass- especially the weeds, has never been sharpened but is still sharp, is economical because it needs no power, is light to push and carry and is cheap enough to buy.
The only negatives are that it's hard work, and I feel a bit embarrassed using it........
4 Stars from me
Beware what you wish for! For the past two months I have been wishing for the spring to arrive. I want sunshine and warmth. I want flowers in the garden and blossom on the trees. Well yesterday I saw a pair of bullfinches nibbling the buds on my neighbour's fruit trees. I saw the fresh green shoots emerging from my shallot sets. I felt brave enough to plant out my sunflower seedlings....AND THEN....then I saw the grass. In places it had begun to tower menacingly over my border edgings. For the first time this year it was beginning to take on that lush, thick, resistant look that I knew so well and dreaded so much.
Spring has sprung alright, but with it has come a shed load of gardening jobs, not the least of which is mowing the lawn. My lawn is not very big, but after extended spells of summer rain it can grow to the size of a small jungle. Pets and small people have been known to disappear into its interior for days.
However, this year I am prepared for it. The lawn might have Mother Nature on its side with all that tricky scientific stuff like photosynthesis; but I have the Qualcast Panther 30 Cylinder Hand Mower - and I am not afraid to use it!
~ Why a Hand Mower? ~
I had always used electric, having been traumatised at an early age by my father's hand mower that technologically hadn't moved on much from the scythe and that was slightly more efficient than trying to cut the lawn with a knife and fork. However, my lawn is not so very large and I have been looking at all sorts of ways to be more energy efficient, plus the problem with the electric one was that I had the added chore of unwinding and winding the cable and having it trailing around after me, with the risk that one day I might mow through it. So when someone gave me some shopping vouchers, I decided to put them towards a new hand mower.
~ Cost ~
Just short of £50 and I have just seen them online for £46.94. It is true that you can pick up a small electric one for less, but bear in mind that a) you will be using electricity and b) there are more things that can go wrong with an electric one
~ Assembly -
There are just a few things that need to be put together. For packaging purposes, the handle comes detached, and it will probably be in several parts that just need to be put together with a few nuts and bolts, which are supplied. The same is true for the brackets that hold on the grass box. It is pretty straightforward, but do make sure that you regularly check those nuts and bolts to see that they are not coming loose again or else you might lose them in the grass.
~ Use ~
It is a sturdy enough little machine, but it is also light, and of course there is no bother with cables, so you just rear mount the 20 litre plastic grass box on its brackets and away you go. The 30 cm cutting width means that you can cut in areas where bigger machines would struggle. The wheels are high geared, which makes it very easy to push, and also thin, so that you can get close up to the edges. The blade height is adjustable between 12 mm and 40 mm. That involves a spot of nut loosening and tightening, but it is not a big job. You can also adjust the roller brackets to suit your kind of lawn i.e. whether it is flat or bumpy. You should only need to do that once, however, unless you develop a problem with moles or something
At the rear of the mower is a roller that will give you a nice stripe. Remember, start at the edge, mow forwards, turn at right angles and then come back down, slightly overlapping the previous cut.
The grass collector is large so it will hold plenty, but empty it fairly regularly, otherwise it will start spilling out, interfere with operation and defeat the object of having one. It is easily detached and re-fitted.
~ Care ~
Although the mower is sturdy, you do not want to get anything caught up in the blades, so always check the lawn before you mow for stones, clothes pegs, children's toys, pets - that sort of thing.
When carrying it, mind the blades, because they are of course sharp.
The little instruction leaflet that comes with it advises us "not to run". As if!
After use, clean it down with a soft cloth and or a brush. Do not use water or solvents. Just try to leave it clean and dry. Check that stuff like long grass is not getting wound around the cylinder action and that the blades have not been damaged. If you need to get stubborn grass and dirt off the blades, use a wooden or a plastic implement to do it. Check that those nuts and bolts are tight too. A little bit of care after each use and sensible storage should ensure that you have the use of this year after year. So each time you look out of the window and see that spring has sprung and the grass has ris, your heart won't sink at the thought of mowing the lawn and you probably won't care too much where the "boidies is".
I got this little thing (well little compared to most lawnmowers!) about a year ago now. So let me set the scene.
We live in a new build mid-terraced 2 bedroom house with no front garden and a small long, but box style garden. We don't have much storage so needed something that is pretty small and as we still don't have a shed yet something we can keep in the hall and not risk falling over and breaking a bone or two... oh and did I mention it has to be easy to cover the blades to keep little hands away?
Sounds like a lot of specifics doesn't it? Well this beauty fits the bill perfectly and best of all? There are no wires!! Which means no constant faffing trying to make sure we don't run over the wire cutting the grass....by we I mean me...My partner hates anything to do with gardening!
How well does it work?
I must admit, when I was looking at lawnmowers I was dubious at getting a push mower and I was worried it wouldn't work aswell as an electric one, I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. The blades are 30cm and pretty sharp. The actual lawnmower is cylinder shaped and has sidewheels and good suspension. the grass collector is fairly large and has 2 holes that hook onto the hook on the lawnmower that stands out slightly and are easily noticeable. For the first few cuts of the year I have to cut my grass twice a week, and then once a week sometimes even once every two weeks until autumn. It does the job well the only annoyance I have with it is that I can't get the grass close to the fence because of the sidewheels, but this is easily remedied by grass clippers. The great thing for me with this though is nothing to do with how well it cuts the grass! It gives me a good workout!! And it means I can cut the grass with my son on my back if I wish when he's having a clingy phase as I don't need to worry about stones flicking upwards as the blades don't move too quickly like they do on an electric or petrol mower.
How easy is it to use?
It is really simple and lightweight. We store it in our hall in it's box at the front of our house, and it's simple enough to carry through to the back. I'm pretty small and can carry it through no problem. The tricky part for me comes if I try and do it with my son is playing....cue trying to avoid tripping up or letting him get under my feet! I usually wait until he's in bed or bribe him with a snack to sit still for a few!
How easy is it to store? Is it durable?
As previously stated this is currently stored in our hallway in it's box. It's pretty small and doesn't take up much space and to avoid little hands getting hurt the grass collector slots over it nicely to cover up the blades. We have also recently found the grass collector doubles up as a drum! Kid's imaginations are amazing things! It is also very durable, the number of times I've knocked it on the bin/fence/patio, and it's still standing, not even dented. Unlike most electric mowers it is made from metal, not plastic which I think helps it's durability massively.
How do you maintain it?
It is very easy to maintain, you can just brush the grass of usually. sometimes it can be abit trickier on longer grass as sometimes the grass can get trapped in the springs for the suspension, but this doesn't happen very often and can easily be rectified with a screwdriver, or some scissors to cut the grass and make it easier to just pull off. If you want to dirt off, you can either wait for it to dry and brush it off, or give it a quick once over with a cloth and water, just make sure you dry it off so it doesn't rust up.
Is it safe?
I would say so, we've had it about a year now and my son hasn't had any accidents thus far (though he does listen pretty well most of the time) with it and neither have me or my partner.
Are there any 'quirks' we should know about?
The most frustrating thing I find with this, and I probably wouldn't experience with an electric mower is.... STALLING. It sometimes and very randomly just stops dead, not sure why and it can take abit to get it moving again. I don't know if it's to do with the suspension, or I'm doing something wrong but there you have it. The only way I had found to resolve it is to keep wheeling it in reverse until it finally goes forward and starts cutting the grass again.
What's the manual like?
I actually lost the manual, so couldn't check up on it for this review, however I found the manual online (and have uploaded the english section pics. It's also available in German, French, Spanish, Portugese, Italian, Netherlands, Danish, Swedish, Norweigan, Finnish and a few other languages too.. I couldn't translate all of them..!) so that is what I'll comment on.
How easy are the instructions to find online?
Very. You go to www.qualcast.co.uk click on 'owners area' then 'instruction manuals'. This will then give a small pop up window the the models available and you need to click 'Panther 30' and then all you have to do is wait for the PDF manual to load up.
Putting it together: On the first page online there is a set of picture instructions, showing you not only how to put it together but also how it recommends to cut your lawn. The first page of written instructions has a checklist of everything that should have come with your lawnmower, a set of safety notes, what it's intended use is and how to assemble it, along with how much it roughly weighs (7.8Kg - 9.3Kg)
What else is there?
On the second page it tells you how to adjust the mower height, how to maintain your lawnmower, how to adjust the blade, what direction to mow your lawn and how to do it, and how to clean it. On the third page is a copy of their guarantee which lasts for 1 year and tells you under what circumstances your lawn mower will not be viable for repair etc.
Is it noisy?
Yes and no. If you compare it to an electric or petrol mower then no it's not too noisy, however it does create alot of noise, but in a different way. When you push the mower you can hear the parts moving and the wheels can be abit noisy when turning but on the whole it isn't that bad.
Worth the money?
I got it for £55, however I have seen it elsewhere since for almost £20 less. But I would say it is worth the money. It's a one time payment until it conks out and in the meantime it's saving me alot of money in the summer on electricity! A win/win I think!
I would say yes, if you have a small garden, however if you have a bigger garden you're probably better off looking at a bigger push mower (if you can find one) or investing in an electric or petrol mower.
~Posted on ciao under the same name~
We only have a small lawn in our back garden, and an even tinier front lawn, so when our electric mower shuffled off it's mortal coil a few years ago, we decided to get a push along mower instead, is this would be a lot more practical in our circumstances. We always used to hate having to plug the old one in, trailing the wire through the gap in the door, letting all manner of creepy crawlies in the house, just to mow a small scrap of lawn!
A push mower is a lot more practical for us, as we can just grab it out of the shed, whizz over the lawn, put it back and the job is done! Or even better, con one of the kids into thinking it is a toy, and get them to mow the grass for us!
When you buy the mower, you have to set the blades to the correct cutting length. You can vary this between 12 and 40mm. This was a bit fiddly for me, as I am completely useless with things like this, but my hubby managed to do it OK. It is really important to set the blades right, otherwise you will catch every pebble and bump as you mow, or on the opposite extreme, not cut the grass very well at all due to the blades being too high.
The mower is incredibly easy to use, and as I have said, easy enough for older kids to push around without too much effort. It makes a nice "cutting noise", as you mow, which you don't get with noisy electric mowers. It definitely makes cutting the grass more therapeutic.
Another advantage of the mower is that it doesn't take up much space. It will fit easily into even a small shed, and the fact it doesn't have loads of cable to consider is a huge bonus. The mower comes with a grassbox to collect the cuttings, but our lawn is so small that we removed the grass box and just rake up the few clippings later on and compost them.
The mower is cheap to run and easier to maintain than an electric mower, as it has very simple components. The only problems you get are the blades clogging up or stones getting caught in the blades, and these problems are easy to remedy and don't put you at risk of being electrocuted! It is definitely enviromentally friendly. As I have mentioned, we have had ours for a couple of years, and it is in really good working order.
My mother in law wanted a new mower recently and we recommended this model without hesitation. She has been using hers for a couple of months and loves it because it is easy to store away and light to push over the lawn, even for elderly people. The mower also has a rear roller to enable you to create a striped effect on your lawn.
The mower comes with a 2 year parts and labour guarantee, but we never had to use this as the mower has served us well. I would heartily recommend push along mowers to anyone with a small garden, or people who currently use unreliable strimmers, as these mowers are really practical and low maintainance. Once you have set the blades to your requirements you won't need to adjust it again, and it cuts the grass to a really high standard.
The grass is always greener. I spent a couple of years living in a fabulous city apartment and wasted many a summer afternoon bemoaning my lack of garden. Now living in quasi-suburbia (3 miles up the road), and having acquired a house with gardens, plural, and lawns, plural, all I can think is that I didn't appreciate the good old days when lawn mowing never featured on my weekend To Do list. I bought this lawn mower the week after I moved into my house in 2007, based on a complex calculation of which one to get whereby I picked the cheapest one in Argos, at about £35, and I'm pleased to say it has lasted reasonably well.
This is a push-mower, which, in a fit of green-minded madness, I decided was the kind I needed so as not to waste electricity when simple, chocolate-fuelled brute force would do the trick. It is a decision I am still living with, but despite the hassle involved, I'm not really regretting my purchase. That's not to say I don't covet those ride-on tractor style mowers, and wouldn't ditch all my green principles for a go on one of those, but really, in south Manchester it would just look rather silly for the few hours that would pass before someone came along and nicked it. They've already taken my wheelie bin, and that's nowhere near as cool to ride on.
The lawn mower comes ready to be assembled. You have to fix the two parts of the handle together, and attach the bucket to catch the grass. None of this is too tricky, nor do you need special tools unless you yourself are a bit special. As for me, I once assembled an entire living room's full of furniture single handedly despite the Ikea instructions that the work required 2 men (I'd make a women vs. men joke if it weren't so obvious). I wasn't going to let a measly little lawn mower phase me.
Once it was all put together, I went out to mow the month's worth of growth on my lawns, the former owners clearly having stopped taking any care of how things looked the second we exchanged contracts. Here's a little fact for you: push mowers like short grass, and the longer the grass, the more you have to, well, push. By the time I was done with my 3 (count 'em) lawns, I had some idea of what childbirth must be like. It was based on this initial trial of the mower that I vowed to stay on top of things and make some attempt to mow the lawns every week, since I really didn't want to have to go through all that again. While there have been times when circumstances (like being abroad, or it raining too much) have meant it's been a fortnight or more since I last cut the grass, every time this happens I go through the same grunt and grate routine, and it spurs me back into my weekly maintenance routine . You'd think it might, but it never gets easier.
And yet, for standard day-to-day (or week-to-week) lawn mowing, this is not a bad mower. It is incredibly easy to use because you just get it out of the shed, drop it down on the nearest bit of grass and push until you get to the end, turn round and repeat. You don't have to worry about keeping the wire out of the way, or being too far from a plug or extension cord, nor is the price of electricity an issue. The curved handle is comfortable, and you can choose how to hold it, either at the sides, or on top with your hands over or under the thin bar. Some may find it a bit thin - even my freakishly tiny hands wrap all the way round - but it's fine for me, and if your fingers do overlap too much, you can just push it with flat palms instead.
The mower has two length settings, a feature beyond what I would have expected for a budget buy. I tend to keep it on the one that cuts the grass very short which is both a good thing and a bad one. Good, because it means if it is 10 days or so between cuttings, the regrowth is still easily attacked, bad because it tends to leave a pattern on your lawn if you're not careful. If you wanted to, you could use this to your advantage and mow in some fancy-ass Wimbledon style stripes. I really have no desire to do this. But, because I also have no desire to spend longer huffing and puffing than I need to, and because my weekend attention to detail ends the second I put down my Blackberry (after sending the essential 'look at me, working at 7am on a Saturday morning' email), I often inadvertently end up with stripes. Not nice, even, attractive stripes, but 'a mad man got loose and attacked the lawn with his teeth' style stripes. Sorry, dooyoo team, but I will not be 'making my neighbours envious this season by having the best lawn on the block'. Though I may be making them furious because...
Another issue is the noise this thing makes. I often hear other mowers on the street, but none ever seem quite as bad as this one, though it may simply be my proximity to it. I am always mindful of this early on a weekend morning, when I'm convinced the racket will awaken said neighbours. It is a proper 'clatter clatter' noise as the blade chops, and gets worse when it hits the patio bit at one end of my garden. I have been known to 'mow' the patio, in an attempt to skip the weeding my tiles require, so it is entirely my fault, but still. When I'm moving from the front to the back garden or vice versa, I tend to lift the machine up rather than drag it along, as the noise is quite unbearable. Luckily it is an extremely lightweight mower, and I can carry it fairly easily with one hand, while unlocking the back gate etc. It is a tiny bit too tall, but then I am a tiny bit too short, and I still manage. Normal sized people should have no trouble.
As mentioned earlier, the mower takes a little more effort when the grass is longer, but also if the grass is wet. Sometimes you have to mow slightly-damp grass in Manchester, as the alternative is waiting a week and it being that extra bit too long, so it's a catch 22 situation. When it does require more umpf, you can just lean into it to get it going again. I may not weigh enough to be able to give blood (my random fact of the week last week) but I'm still heavy enough to kick this back into gear. My only niggle in this area is that sometimes to get it going you have to get right behind it and tilt the handle at an angle, and my garden has grass right up to various walls and sheds. The result is that I end up with the middle bit mowed shorter than the sides as I always have to start it a little way in, which is added to by the fact that although the mower cuts 30cm strips at a time, the blade stops a little inside the wheels, so you can't go up to the edges anyway. Of course I could use a strimmer to finish off the edges but, please, I have better things to do with my weekends.
The blade deals with most things ok (leaves, berries, the odd kamikaze snail), but I have one tree in my garden whose long, reedy bits upset it, and then it will just stop and not go any further until you stick your fingers in and pull out the offending item in one swift motion, like in those clever adverts for detergent where they whip the table cloth out from under a table laid with a whole lot of breakable porcelain filled with potentially messy treats. This weekend it got upset by a manky, soggy tissue which I hadn't removed from the lawn precisely because it was too gross for me to want to touch it. Of course, it got stuck and I had to, but I would still run the risk in future of leaving stuff like this there and hoping the blade would just slice through it. The mower has been used over 50 times now, and the blade shows no sign of becoming blunt or less effective, but is also not so nastily sharp you lose the tips of your fingers any time you have to prise something out of its jaws.
The mower came with a plastic bucket, which I dutifully attached, and for the first lawn mowing season, this worked well. The grass flew out at just the right angle to be caught, it held a decent amount, and when I needed to empty it into my green bin, I could detach it easily and then re-attach it to carry on. However, one day, the bucket came a bit loose on one side. I noticed one of the screws was missing, but couldn't find it anywhere, and had no suitable replacement in my snazzy tool box so I just balanced the bucket back on carefully and continued. This worked for a few more weeks, until one day the bucket just fell off the hinge and would not stay on again. This is perhaps a downside of buying a cheaper mower, but still not a major headache for me. Since the mower can be used in two ways, with or without the bucket, I decided to go for the second option. This doesn't affect the quality of the cut in any way, but does leave you with freshly chopped grass all over your lawn. Some people say you're supposed to then rake this up. These people clearly do not live in Manchester - I am lucky if I can mow all 3 lawns in between the drizzle, let alone scoop up the grass afterwards, but every rain cloud has a silver lining, and up here it's really not long before a wind picks up and helpfully blows the cuttings towards my neighbours' houses and beyond. Good stuff.
My mower lives in my shed which has walls and a roof, but also a window missing glass, and just a too-small piece of material covering the gap. It sits there for at least 8 months of the year without being moved, and also goes back in after every outing, but has yet to show signs of rust or neglect. I am perhaps a little rough with it as I'll fling it in without much care, but there is nothing really to break on it, as the blade is quite sturdy and the bucket hinge having already given up the ghost, and of course there's no electric circuitry to upset.
This is the first push mower I have ever used, so I don't have much scope for comparison, but from my experience I would certainly recommend it. The price has since fallen to just below the £30 mark which is a true bargain in my eyes, and I just cannot see the point in bothering to pay more for a relatively boring piece of household kit. It's basic, but it works, is quite sturdy and hard-wearing, has no maintenance or fuel costs, is super simple to use and it won't break the bank.
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I would use a database function to force the ordering like the one your provided that works in Oracle, but it doesn't look like mysql 5 supports that. If anyone else knows of a way to force the ordering using mysql 5 queries, please respond. I think I'll just resort them when they get back though. Thanks! On Apr 14, 2006, at 11:39 AM, Bryzek.Michael wrote: > We tried two approaches: > > 1) Pull data from the db in arbitrary order and then sort in the > application AFTER the retrieve. This will require two passes over > the results. > > 2) Add an order by clause to the select. In Oracle, you could do > something like "order by decode(444,1,333,2,555,3,888,4,...)". This > will force the order you want in the query from the db. > > FWIW, after trying both of the above in production, we changed our > strategy to avoid the db hit altogether, storing everything we > needed for presentation within the Lucene index. We saw a net > performance increase AND simpler code when we did this. > > -Mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeremy Hanna [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] > Sent: Fri 4/14/06 1:15 PM > To: firstname.lastname@example.com > Cc: > Subject: Re: Boosting Fields (in index) or Queries > > Wow, I finally found out why I was getting results in the wrong order > - I got the results in the correct order from the Lucene index. I > got the explanation of each of the results along with their database > id and found the ordering mismatch. > The problem is in the database call. I am calling: > > select * from product where id in (444, 333, 555, 888); > > and the ordering that comes back is not preserved. So the results > are correct but the ordering and hence all of the relevancy is out > the window. So that at least leads me to the actual problem. Now I > have to figure out how I'll approach reordering the results because I > don't believe that there's any way to force the ordering of a list > and I don't want to call a separate database query for each id (lots > of database round-trips). > > Thanks for the help Erik! > > On Apr 13, 2006, at 7:13 PM, Erik Hatcher wrote: > >> >> On Apr 13, 2006, at 8:55 PM, Jeremy Hanna wrote: >>> Looking at the results, the first document in the results should >>> hopefully be near the bottom and the Explanation for this document >>> has a Description/Details (using the toString() on the >>> Explanation) of: >>> >>> product of: >>> 0.0 = sum of: >>> 0.0 = coord(0/7) >>> >>> So I'm kind of at a loss as to what's going on. Am I just doing >>> something crazy weird in my code? I didn't find that many >>> examples out there, so I'm kind of winging it according to what >>> I've read in the javadocs and what examples I could find. >> >> Be sure to pass the document id, not the hit number, to explain(). >> Looks like you passed an id of an unmatched document. >> >> Erik >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com >> For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com > For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com > For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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It's been a while since we've heard anything on the Wes Welker front, and for good reason: There isn't much to report. He hasn't played since Week 14 due to a concussion, but last week, he finally received medical clearance to play. If you're wondering if he has suffered some sort of post-concussion setback since then ... no, he has not. Welker practiced without limitations on Wednesday and will be full-go against the Chargers.
Defensive end Derek Wolfe is the only Bronco on the team's injury report who didn't put in a full practice Wednesday. He hasn't played since being hospitalized due to "seizure-like symptoms" in November.
Fantasy Analysis:
Welker was putting up very modest numbers in the second half of the season prior to his concussion. But the Broncos will be looking for revenge after the Chargers beat them. at home in Week 15. Welker did not play in that game. Expect Peyton Manning to come out with guns blazing, and all usual targets in the Broncos' passing game are solid starts in fantasy playoff leagues.


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HOLLYWOOD'S finest will be gracing the red carpet for the biggest night in the
awards calendar.
We'll be keeping you up to date with the latest from the Oscars
with our live rolling news and pictures.
From the first arrivals to the final gongs, we'll bring you the best fashion,
hottest stars and biggest surprises of the night.
Watch our live stream from the red carpet below.
4.56am: Argo
wins Best Picture! Director Ben Affleck and producer George Clooney are
among those on stage to collect the award. Producer Grant Heslov spends a
while thanking Ben in a nod to his snub by the judges in the Best Director
category. Ben then has to rush his speech and gets emotional as he thanks
his wife Jennifer Garner saying their marriage "is work", but "there's
no-one he's rather work with".
4:51am: Big surprise of the night – Michelle Obama introduces Best
Picture live from The White House. The First Lady speaks about the films
from a live stream proving just how seriously America takes this awards
4.48am: Daniel
Day-Lewis wins Best Actor for Lincoln – the first actor to win three
Oscars in the leading actor category. The tearful star gets a standing
ovation and says he's "received more than his fair share of good fortune".
He jokes he was supposed to do a straight swap with Meryl Streep and play
Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, to the audiences delight.
He dedicated the award to Abraham Lincoln and his mother.
4:41am: And the award for Best Actress goes to… Jennifer
Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook – her first Oscar. Wooooooah! Jen
just took a tumble up the stairs in her huge dress. She's not having much
luck after the bottom half of her dress fell off at the Golden Globes.
Laughing about her stumble she wishes Happy Birthday to fellow nominee
Emmanuelle Riva.
4.34am: The Oscar for Best Director goes to Ang Lee for Life of Pi.
4.28am: Quentin Tarantino wins Best Original Screenplay for Django
Unchained and finished his speech with a wacky "Peace Out!"
4:24am: Argo picks up Best Adapted Screenplay. Writer Chris Terrio
thanks Ben Affleck, who was overlooked for Best Director, for allowing him
to do it.
4:16am: Adele
wins for Skyfall. Fighting back tears she thanks "her man"
saying "I love you baby" and told the star-studded crowd "you're
all amazing as well."
4:13am: Former dinner-party fave Norah Jones takes to the stage to
perform Everybody Needs a Best Friend from Ted.
4:12am: Best Song next. Will it be Suddenly from Les Mis or Skyfall
from, err, Skyfall…
4:08am: The cast of Chicago – Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones,
Queen Latifah and Richard Gere – come out to present Best Original Score to
Life of Pi.
3:57am: Moving tributes to Hollywood actors who have passed away in the
last year – including Ernest Borgnine and Green Mile star Michael Clarke
Duncan. Legend Barbara Streisand walks out on stage to sing The Way We Were
in honour of treasured composer Marvin Hamlisch.
3:47am: Boy wizard and girl vampire Daniel Radcliffe and Kristen
Stewart present Best Production Design. Lincoln wins its first award of the
3:34am: Wowing in white is Jennifer Lawrence who welcomes the
'unstoppable Adele.' It's her first ever live performance of Skyfall. Rumour
Has It she moved the unflappable sound crew to tears during rehearsals with
an acoustic version of the ballad.
3:32am: Argo wins its first award of the night for Film Editing. Could
be a clue for the Best Film winner.
3:31am: Presenter Sandra Bullock oozes sex appeal in a sheer Elie Saab
3:20am: At last, a big one. Best
Supporting Actress goes to Les Mis star Anne Hathaway. Referring to her
I Dreamed a Dream song, she said "It came true".
In a low-key, sweet, speech she thanked Hugh Jackman and her husband, Adam
Shulman, saying, "the greatest moment of my life was when you went into
3:15am: Weirdest moment of the night comes for the Sound Editing award
– because it's a tie. Skyfall and Zero Dark Thirty share the gong. The last
time it happened was in 1969 when Katherine Hepburn and Barbara Streisand
both won the Best Actress award.
3:06am: It's the musical medley!
'Will-she, won't-she sing live' Catherine Zeta-Jones does a Beyonce and mimes
her way through All That Jazz. Still, the Welsh beauty puts on an incredible
performance of the Chicago number, dancing over chairs in a twenties flapper
Next up is Jennifer Hudson singing And I am Telling You in a spangly silver
frock. She belts out "You're gonna love me", and the audience
does, saluting her performance with a standing ovation.
Now for the biggie – the Les Mis cast, all wearing red, white and blue.
A suited and booted Hugh Jackman moves the audience with an emotional
performance of Suddenly. In comes Anne Hathaway singing I Dreamed a Dream,
followed by Amanda Seyfried in a stunning red dress with Eddie Redmayne.
West End talent Samantha Barks joins them for an emotional verse and then
Russell Crowe and Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen enter the stage
or a rousing chorus of One Day More. Critics say Crowe sang better than he
did in the film.
2:40am: Beauties Jessica Chastain and Jennifer Garner introduce
Best Foreign Language film but all anyone can look at is their killer
cheekbones. French drama Amour takes the gong.
2:42am: Funnyman Seth makes a sick joke about President Abraham
Lincoln, saying "I guess the person that really got inside his head was
John Wilkes Booth", referring to the man who assassinated him.
2:38am: Taken star Liam Neeson introduces Argo, Lincoln and Zero Dark
2.25am: James Bond tribute kicks off with Dame Shirley Bassey belting
out Goldfinger.
2:16am: Hot couple Jennifer Aniston and Channing Tatum present a gong
to the costume designers. The Oscar goes to Jacqueline Durran for Anna
Karenina. Brit team Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell win for Les Mis. These
are the ladies who shaved Anne Hathaway's head.
2:04am: The youngest Best Actress nominee ever, Quvenzhane Wallis, 9,
waves to the crowd.
Host Seth quips "she doesn't want to lose out to that old women, Jennifer
Lawrence" in a reference to the oldest ever nominee, Emmanuelle Riva,
who turns 86 today.
He then jokes: "It'll be 16 years until she's too old for Clooney".
2:02am: Excitement builds for the biggest gong of the night – Best
Picture. Reese Witherspoon three of the contenders; Les Misérables, Life of
Pi and Beasts of the Southern Wild.
2.00am: Disney's first Oscar of the night goes to Brave for Best
1:48am: Christoph
Waltz wins Best Supporting Actor for Django Unchained.
1.45am: Macfarlane dressed as a nun is snogging Sally Field.
1:43am: Who knew Harry Potter could sing? Daniel Radcliffe does a
singing skit with Seth and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Appropriately it's High
Hopes by Frank Sinatra.
1.39am: Charlize Theron and Channing Tatum take to the stage to perform
a romantic waltz.
1.33am: And the awards kick off with Seth Macfarlane singing a song
called 'We saw your boobs'.
The actresses mentioned take it with good humour – apart from Naomi Watts who
looks aghast when she hears her name.
1.23am: Halle Berry looks amazing in a sliver and black, floorlength
striped gown.
1.22am: Charlize Theron, dressed in white Dior Couture, was still
rocking the short hairdo after getting a buzz cut a couple of months ago.
She said: "Every woman should do it. I had two garbage bags of hair
products and hairdryers to thorw away. It's really freeing."
1.15am: Nicole Kidman looked stunning in a shimmering black dress with
gold swirls around the hems and gold embellishment across the chest.
1:02am: Hugh Jackman interviewed on the red carpet.
12.57am: Adele has found a Friend. She looks totally starstruck at
meeting Jennifer Aniston who seems pretty pleased to meet our homegrown
songbird too.
12:45am: Naomi Watts wows in a futurisitc Amarmi Prive dress. The British-born
Best Actress nominee arrived on the arm of proud hubby Liev Schreiber.
12.37am: Skyfall star Naomie Harris turns up in a gown made out of
recycled sweet wrappers and zips. It was designed by a student who won a
competition to make an eco-friendly dress.
12.34am: America's sweetheart Jennifer Aniston arrives in a strapless
red gown with full skirt with some attractive eye candy – her fiancé Justin
12:32am: Best Actor nominee Bradley Cooper's brought his mum as his
12:30am: Helen Hunt shocks by revealing she's wearing H&M! The
nominated-actress is supporting the store's Global Green campaign, dedicated
to fighting climate change. The forest green gown is complimented by
$700,000 worth of diamonds.
12.25am: The Devil Wears Prada star Anne Hathaway in… Prada!
The actress revealed she only decided to wear her dress three hours ago. She
doesn't have a movie scheduled till Autumn so will be "having lots of
Monopoly nights with her husband" until then.
12.21am: She might not be up for a gong but Catherine Zeta-Jones is
going for gold in a knock-out Zuhair Murad dress. She'll be performing a
song from Chicago as part of a tribute to musicals past and present.
12.19am: Olivia Munn adds some colour to the muted red carpet in a
backless scarlet dress.
12.15am: Helena Bonham Carter goes gothic in a black and white number.
The Les Mis star may be among those singing in the musical number – but
details are being kept under wraps. Husband Tim Burton has a matching black
sling after breaking his arm and shoulder in a fall.
12:10am: Lovely Sally Field makes a bold statement in a vintage
Valentino dress with ruffled tiers at the hem.
12.06am: Best Actress nominee Jennifer Lawrence looks a bit bridal in a
billowing Dior Haute Couture dress and had someone with her to hold her
train. She said she's had a stressful day with her whole family getting
ready at her house. "I felt like Steve Martin in Father of the Bride."
See her being interviewed on the red carpet below.
12:01am: Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe says his two favourite
films of the year are Django Unchained and Argo – but refused to predict the
Best Movie award. Must have left his magic wand at home.
11.59pm: Magic Mike star Channing Tatum shows his romantic side with a
kiss for pregnant wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum. He looks pretty good with his
clothes on as well as off.
11:56pm: The youngest ever Best Actress nominee, Quvenzhane Wallis, is
all smiles as she arrives in a stunning blue dress. The nine-year-old has
brought her favourite cuddly dog to the ceremony. Sweet.
11.52: Django Unchained star Kerry Washington lights up the red carpet
in a pink dress with stoned bodice. The Quentin Tarantino movie is one of
the favourites for the Best Film gong.
11. 48pm: Star Trek star Zoe Saldana looks out of this world in a sleek
white dress with frills across the chest and a grey and black edging on the
11.40pm: Reese Witherspoon, who'll be on presenting duties tonight,
looks radiant in a Louis Vuitton royal blue dress . Top marks for the
vintage waves in her hair but the top half of the dress does little to
flatter that figure.
11.34: Amy Adams is pluming gorgeous in a dove grey feathered frock
from Oscar de la Renta. The red-head is up for Best Supporting Actress for
The Master.
11.30pm: Les Mis star Eddie Redmayne looks dapper in his tux and velvet
slippers. Bit Miserables though.
11.22pm: Best Actress nominee Jessica Chastain has come dressed as an
Oscar statue. The Zero Dark Thirty actress is also rocking the Jessica
Rabbit look with her red lippy and stunning bodiced Armani gown.
See her being interviewed on the red carpet, below.
11.01pm: Kelly Osbourne smoulders in a goth-inspired gown that heavy
metal dad Ozzy would be proud of. Extra sexy points for the bondage-style
10.54pm: Next up is American TV host Maria Menounos looking pretty in
pink in a strapless gown teamed with diamond choker and cuff.
10.50pm: Kelly
Rowland is one of the first stars to arrive on the red carpet. The
singer hits the right note in a black and white structured gown and gives a
cheeky nod to Angelina's leg bombing moment from last year's ceremony with a
flash of her pins.


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|by gc123
|Date Added: Thursday 21 March, 2013
I got this toy for my finicky cat. He loved it and not only played with it but slept with it and carries it around the house to whatever room he is in.
|by Julie Young
|Date Added: Wednesday 13 February, 2013
All three cats loved it. My 16-year old freaky cat loved it so much he promptly took it away from the other two and peed on it. As you can imagine, this toy is no longer in service. It was good while it lasted and it's short life is no reflection on the quality or design of the product. I hope you have better luck!
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|Date Added: Sunday 31 January, 2010
All my cats like Kong refillable cat nip toys, and this is no exception. They will pick it up and carry around with them until they find a good spot somewhere in the house. Then they flop on the floor and go to town- chewing, kicking, biting, throwing it. Great toy. Seems pretty durable so far (purchased about a month ago).
|by M. hunter "old cow"
|Date Added: Wednesday 27 January, 2010
Can't add any more than the other reviews...Just wanted to add 5 stars...My kitten loves this toy...
|by G. Mills
|Date Added: Sunday 27 December, 2009
Bought this to see if the cats would play with it, do they ever!! They LOVE it!! We usually have to go search for it because one cat has carried it off somewhere to keep the other cat away from it. This has held up very well considering the cats are very rough on it. They love to pick it up and shake it and knock it across the room. I just wish I had bought two so they could each have one!
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|Date Added: Saturday 12 September, 2009
The cats have had a lot of fun with this. For some reason when they are done playing with it, they put it in the dish with their crunchies.


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Archaeologists discover lost Maya city in Mexican jungle
By Luc Cohen
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Archaeologists have found an ancient Maya city that remained hidden for centuries in the rain forests of eastern Mexico, a discovery in a remote nature reserve they hope will yield clues about how the civilization collapsed around 1,000 years ago.
The team, led by Ivan Sprajc, associate professor at the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, found 15 pyramids - including one that stands 75 feet tall - ball courts, plazas and tall, sculpted stone shafts called stelae.
They named the city Chactun, meaning "Red Rock" or "Large Rock." Sprajc said it was likely slightly less populous than the large ancient Maya city of Tikal in Guatemala, and could have been home to as many as 30,000 or 40,000 people, though further research is necessary to determine an exact estimate.
Chactun likely had its heyday during the late Classic period of Maya civilization between 600 and 900 A.D., Sprajc said.
The team's research was approved by the Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History and funded by the National Geographic Society and two European companies.
Sprajc said the site — which covers 22 hectares (54 acres) and lies 75 miles due west of Chetumal — is one of the largest found in the Yucatan's central lowlands. The nearest settlement to the ruins is the small town of Xpujil, around 16 miles away.
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Monday, June 22, 2009
This sweet and creamy beverage originated in Spain, though it is more often associated with Mexican food. It is the perfect compliment to a spicy meal! Although most recipes call for almonds, it was originally made with tigernuts, the tubers of a sedge, Cyperus esculentus (see photo). You can try adding peanuts or cashews instead. It can be made dairy-free, using only rice, nuts and water, or you can add some cow's milk, too. The recipe below is the one that I use most often, but can be adjusted to taste!
2/3 C uncooked long-grain white rice
1 1/4 C raw almonds nuts
1 toasted cinnamon stick
1 vanilla bean
1 star anise
2 1/2 C hot water
1 C sugar
2 C water or 1 cup each milk and water
1. Soak rice and almonds with 2 1/2 cups of hot water, cinnamon, vanilla bean and star anise. Toasting the cinnamon releases the flavorful oils and will enhance the drink. Soak for at least 3 hours, or preferably, overnight.
2. Remove vanilla bean and star anise. Pour the water, almonds, rice and cinnamon into a blender along with sugar and blend for a few minutes until it is very smooth.
3. Pour the mixture through a fine sieve, or a layer of cheesecloth into a bowl. Use a spoon to stir the solids around, which will help the liquid pass through. Sometime I even squeeze the cheesecloth to remove liquid. Strain horchata again if necessary.
If you want to serve it right away, add 2 cups of water or water/milk mix and serve over crushed ice. If you're going to store it, add the remaining liquid and refrigerate.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Pepita Frittata with Winter Squash and Cilantro-Chile Sauce
Eggs are a great source of protein, and so versatile. This simple frittata recipe can be adapted in many ways. Try it with different vegetables and cheeses on top, such as zucchini and asiago, or fresh tomato, basil and mozzarella with pine nuts.
Pepita Frittata with Winter Squash and Cilantro-Chile Sauce
Cilanto-Chile Sauce
2 large cloves garlic
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1 small bunch cilantro
1 green (serrano) chile, seeds removed, or 1/3 jalapeno, seeds removed
2 pinches ground cumin
¼ tsp salt
Make the cilantro-chile sauce by pureeing the garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, cilantro, chile, cumin, and salt until very smooth. Taste and add more salt if needed. Set aside.
6-8 large organic eggs
2 tbsp milk
1 tbsp olive oil
1 small yellow onion, chopped
½-1 cup winter squash such as butternut, or acorn, sliced thin
¼ tsp dried crushed sage
1/4 cup goat cheese, crumbled (I used Dreamfarm's goat cheese - a local company and the goat cheese is so delicious!)
1/4 cup pumpkin seeds, toasted
a couple pinches of salt
1.Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2.In a medium bowl whisk the eggs with milk and a small pinch of salt. Set aside. Steam winter squash for 2-3 minutes, or microwave for 2-3 minutes until tender. In a (small) 8 1/2-inch ovenproof nonstick skillet over medium heat add the olive oil, onion, and another pinch of salt. Sautee, stirring often, until the onion starts to soften, 5 - 7 minutes. Add the cooked squash and sautee for another 7 minutes or so, until squash begins to brown. Add in sage and stir. Slide everything out of the skillet onto a plate and set aside.
Turn down the heat a bit. Using the same skillet, add the eggs and cook over medium-low heat for about 5 minutes or until the eggs are just set and there isn't a lot of liquid running around the pan. Run a spatula underneath the sides of the frittata and tilt the pan so the uncooked eggs run to the underside and cook. Sprinkle the squash/onion mixture over the eggs and drizzle a bit of the cilantro sauce over. Place in oven for about 3-5 minutes until top is almost set and puffy.
Add chunks of goat cheese and the pumpkin seeds across the top of the frittata and bake another 2 minutes or so. Remove from oven, cut into wedges and serve. Drizzle with extra cilantro sauce if desired.
Recipe adapted from Heidi Swanson at http://www.101cookbooks.com/ingredient/pepita
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