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Give Thanks: GQ's Sexiest Women of 2011
We combed the archives, crunched the numbers, and endured looking at thousands of images of beautiful women. All for you. Collected here, your favorite women of the year read more
November 23, 2011
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Get Schooled: What Woody Allen Wants, Woody Allen Casts
On the eve of the nebbishy New Yorker's 41st film, 'Midnight in Paris', we offer a highly Freudian take on the style moves of his leading men. Or, as we like to think of them, human vessels of wish fulfillment read more
May 19, 2011
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Guest Gallery: Michael Thompson
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April 22, 2011
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The Women of GQ - GQ's 2010 Babe of the Year: Scarlett Johansson
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December 2010
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December 2010
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Babe of the Year: Scarlett Johansson
The Megans and Milas and Blakes may come and go with the usual ebb and flow of the multiplex, but our (somewhat unhealthy) fascination with one woman endures read more
December 2010
The 2010 GQ Men of the Year
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December 2010
Ryan Reynolds Wants Out of the Box
Funny. Charming. Ripped. (Even his abs have abs.) As likable as a guy that handsome can be. But while everyone was taking him for granted as a bright spot in mediocre comedies or puzzling over his stealth marriage to the world's most desirable woman, Ryan Reynolds was busy making himself a movie star, which is one way to explain his latest role, as a man who's been buried alive. Chris Heath pays his respects read more
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The Look Book: Tom Munro
A peek at photographer Tom Munro's collection of stunning, sexy, surprising portraits read more
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Multi-Component Technology Intervention for Minority Emerging Adults With Asthma
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This pilot study's main goal is to develop and preliminarily test a technology-based intervention to improve asthma medication adherence in urban African American emerging adults (ages 18-29). It is hypothesized that youth randomized to MCTI for adherence will show improvements in motivation to adhere to asthma medications and self-reported adherence compared to the comparison condition at 1- and 3- month follow up.
Poor Medication Adherence
Behavioral: Multi-component, technology based intervention
Behavioral: Asthma education active control
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Multi-Component Technology Intervention for Minority Emerging Adults With Asthma
- Change in medication adherence [ Time Frame: baseline, 1 month, 3 month ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Self-reported adherence to asthma controller medication(s) through questionnaire report and, at baseline and 3 months, 7 days of momentary (real time) sampling of adherence behavior via SMS text messaging.
- Change in motivation for medication adherence [ Time Frame: baseline, 1 month, 3 month ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Self-report of motivation to take asthma controller medications as prescribed.
- Change in asthma knowledge [ Time Frame: baseline, 1 month, 3 month ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Knowledge of asthma and asthma medications
- Change in asthma medication confidence [ Time Frame: Baseline, 1 month, 3 month ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Confidence in ability to take asthma medications as prescribed.
- Change in asthma medication importance [ Time Frame: baseline, 1 month, 3 month ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Perceived importance of taking asthma medication as prescribed.
- Change in asthma control [ Time Frame: baseline, 1 month, 3 month ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Self-reported asthma control (symptom prevalence, health care utilization)
- Change in barriers to taking medication [ Time Frame: baseline, 1 month, 3 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Self-report of barriers to taking medication. At baseline and 3 months, daily barriers to taking medications as reported in daily diary.
- Change in asthma anxiety [ Time Frame: baseline, 1 month, 3 month ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Feelings and anxiety associated with living with asthma.
- Change in asthma self-efficacy and attitude [ Time Frame: baseline, 1 month, 3 month ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Self-report of self-efficacy to manage asthma effectively; attitude towards asthma and asthma management.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|December 2011
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|November 2014
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|September 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Multi-component, technology based intervention
2 tailored, computer-delivered motivational interviewing sessions targeting adherence to asthma control medications + tailored text messaged reminders to take medications between sessions.
Behavioral: Multi-component, technology based intervention
Motivational sessions were adapted from work done with young adults with HIV (MESA).
Active Comparator: Asthma education active control
Control condition consists of active control matched to intervention for delivery-method and time-- 2 sessions of computer-delivered asthma education + daily text messaged facts about asthma.
|Behavioral: Asthma education active control
Detailed Description:
This study is collecting pilot data with a sample of 80 African American emerging adults with asthma with suboptimal medication adherence. Half of the sample are randomized to receive a multi-component technology-based intervention (MCTI) targeting adherence to daily controller medication. The MCTI consists of two components: 1) 2 sessions of computer-delivered motivational interviewing targeting medication adherence, and 2) individualized text messaging focused on medication adherence between the sessions. Text messages are individualized based on Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA). The remaining half of participants complete a series of computer-delivered asthma education modules matched for length, location, and method of delivery of the intervention session. Control participants also receive text messages between intervention sessions. Message content is the same for all control participants and contain general facts about asthma (not tailored).
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 29 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
African American Live in the Detroit Area, approximately 30 miles from the Hutzel Building Ages 18-29
Have moderate to severe persistent asthma. Persistent asthma is defined according to the 2007 NHLBI guidelines. The level of symptoms, as defined by any of the following in the last 4 weeks:
Use of any asthma medication more than 2 times a week Daytime asthma symptoms such as wheezing, tightness of chest, problems coughing more than 2 times a week, or waking up at night because of asthma more than 2 times a month
Participant is prescribed a daily asthma controller medication, even if they do not take it.
Participant must report poor adherence to daily controller medications during eligibility screening (brief interview).
Poor adherence is defined as not taking medications "as prescribed" less than 4 days per week in any of the 4 weeks prior to enrollment OR as a proxy of poor adherence as self-report of <80% medication adherence in the past 30 days, self-report of emergency room visit/hospitalization for asthma in the past 6 months, or a poor score on the Asthma Control Test.
Participant must be able to complete questionnaires in English Participant must own or have access to a cellular phone for the duration of the study No exclusions will be made due to co-morbid mental health problems (i.e. ADHD, depression) except thought disorders (i.e. schizophrenia, autism), suicidality or mental retardation.
Exclusion Criteria:
Individuals with other chronic health conditions requiring ongoing medical intervention ( e.g., HIV, Type II Diabetes) will be excluded.
These chronic diseases include: Glaucoma, bi-polarism, segmented glomerular nephritis, cystic fibrosis, spondyloarthropathy, congenital heart disease, sickle cell
No pregnant women will be included in this study.
No Contacts or Locations Provided
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Karen MacDonell, PhD, Assistante Professor, Wayne State University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01714141 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|October 17, 2012
|Last Updated:
|June 2, 2014
|Health Authority:
|United States:National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute- National Institute of Health
Keywords provided by Wayne State University:
Technology based intervention
Emerging adults
African Americans
Controller medications
Motivational intervention
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Bronchial Diseases
Hypersensitivity, Immediate
Immune System Diseases
Lung Diseases
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Respiratory Hypersensitivity
Respiratory Tract Diseases
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Rotterdam City Centre shopping
Shopping Tour Rotterdam City Center: open 7 days per week!
Shopping in Rotterdam's city centre basically takes place between Central Station and 'Blaak' Railway Station. There are many shopping areas in Rotterdam city centre with the Lijnbaan as the most famous one. You can spend hours of shopping and if you follow the shopping guide below you won't miss a thing!
Hoogstraat Rotterdam shops
From Station Blaak, cross the big market square called Binnenrotte. The Rotterdam Library is at your right hand side. Drink Rotterdam's award winning cup of coffee at Bagels and Beans (Hoogstraat 129b). Enter Hoogstraat to the left. If you are looking for body care and health products have a look at De Tuinen (Hoogstraat 191).Visit department store V&D not only for their wide variety of goods but also for their roof top terrace Laplace that offers a good lunch with a nice view on the city center (Hoogstraat 185). Mid 2014 the brand new Market Hall will arise here. In this indoor market plenty of fresh F&B will be sold. Hoogstraat leads to Beursplein.
Korte Hoogstraat and Rodezand Rotterdam shops
Make a short detour from Hoogstraat (abeam Peek & Cloppenburg) to the left for alternative clothing at the Funky House (Korte Hoogstraat 15a) or for cosy home and kitchen decoration at Dille & Kamille (Korte Hoogstraat 22).Visit Cappucino (Korte Hoogstraat 23) and enjoy their extraordinary coffee specialties. Make a short detour from Hoogstraat to the right to Fleur (Rodezand 21) for female high fashion and trendy shoes and boots. For affordable men's suits have a look at Suitsupply (Rodezand 9-13). Now walk back to Hoogstraat: it will directly lead you to the Beursplein area.
Beursplein Rotterdam shops
Stroll around at Beursplein which is dominated by the huge green coloured World Trade Center. and don't miss 'The Mall' where you can find stores like America Today (USA apparel), Björn Borg (underwear), Gant Store (menswear), Lacoste, Hennes & Mauritz, Marlboro Classics (menswear) and Van Os Lederwaren (exclusive travel goods). For stylish shoes have a look at Dungelmann (Beursplein 19). If you need a break with an attitude, enjoy the sights and sounds of Rotterdam at Staal café (Beursplein 33). Now it's time to descend the stairs into the Beurstraverse.
Beurstraverse Underpass shops
Beurstraverse is also called the not so flattering 'Koopgoot' by the Dutch meaning 'Shopping Gutter'. The Beurstraverse underpasses Rotterdam's most expensive street Coolsingel. There are all kinds of retailers in Beurstraverse, such as Douglas perfumery and many fashion shops like Esprit and Vanilia. If you are looking for a no nonsense department store with excellent value for money have a look at Hema. If you're looking for a gift shop, don't miss KKEC. The Belgian Chocolate at Leonidas is a sweet gift as well. For posh coffee related gifts have a look at Simon Lévelt. Ascending the stairs from Beurstraverse you see the famous and classy department store De Bijenkorf at your right hand side. Now enter the Lijnbaan direction left. This short stretch of Lijnbaan will lead you to Binnenwegplein.
Binnenwegplein Rotterdam shops
At lifestyle store E-plaza (Binnenwegplein 20d) game enthusiasts have a great selection of computer games and DVD's. Your visit to Rotterdam isn't complete without having tried Bram Ladage's home made French fries. Try 'patatje oorlog', that is French fries with mayonnaise and peanut butter sauce. (Beursplein 24). The eight storey Polare book store (Lijnbaan 150) has a huge collection of more than 250.000 titles displayed on more than 6000 square meters! Continue this shopping tour and cross Karel Doormanstraat to Oude Binnenweg.
Oude Binnenweg Rotterdam shops
Continue your walk on Binnenwegplein and cross Karel Doormanstraat (direction Kentucky Fried Chicken) to make a short detour on Oude Binnenweg. Sissy Boy (Oude Binnenweg 32) is located directly at the corner with men and women fashion and Sissy-Boy Homeland for quite expensive home decoration. The British brand Superdry (Oude Binnenweg 113) is a label inspired by American and Japanese fashion fusion. Drink a draft beer at the 125 year old café Melief Bender (Oude Binnenweg 134b). Also the Vanilia outlet store (Oude Binnenweg 132) is located here. Now walk back to Karel Doormanstraat.
Karel Doormanstraat Rotterdam shops
Walking from Oude Binnenweg, take Karel Doormanstraat to the left. Outdoor fans can gear up at Active Life (Karel Doormanstraat 398). A must see culinary gift shop is Oil & Vinegar (Karel Doormanstraat 457a). Strolling down Karel Doormanstraat, you pass the huge 'Pathé' cinema and 'De Doelen' Theatre at your left hand side. At the end of Karel Doormanstraat enter 'Plaza' shopping centre to the left to have a look at the Coccinelle shops (Plaza 12 and 20). Coccinelle has an exclusive collection of both shoes and kids wear. Continue this shopping route by entering Kruiskade, opposite to Theatre 'De Doelen', or alternatively make the Van Oldenbarneveltstraat shopping detour.
Van Oldenbarneveltstraat shopping detour
Walking on Karel Doormanstraat, the side street Van Oldenbarneveltstraat is really worth a detour, as there are many unique, and more intimate shops. Nan (van Oldenbarneveltstraat 92) has a modern collection of very nice business style female suits. Wendela van Dijk (van Oldenbarneveltstraat 105 and 146) is the number one shopstop for ladies designer labels. Don't forget to enter Roush, a New York style ladies fashion shop (Van Oldenbarneveltstraat 93). An insider tip for a culinary homemade style lunch is Mangiare (Van Oldenbarneveltstraat 123a). The lunch menu differs from day to day and also Italian cooking workshops and catering service are offered in their basement. Now return to Karel Doormanstraat or Kruiskade.
Kruiskade Rotterdam shops
Kruiskade is home of some Rotterdam's most exclusive shops. Shoebaloo (Kruiskade 57c) is a quite expensive but unquestionably Rotterdam's trendiest shoe shop. The Oger's (Kruiskade 63-65) classy store is the number one address in Rotterdam for Italian labeled men's business suits, shirts and ties. A big Hugo Boss flagship store with men and women clothing shoes and bags is located at Kruiskade 57b. Kruiskade leads you to Rotterdam's main shopping street Lijnbaan.
Lijnbaan Rotterdam shops
Walking down Kruiskade turn right onto Lijnbaan, easily recognized by Roberto Botticelli's exclusive Italian shoe store (Lijnbaan 50) and the huge and trendy clothing store of the Spanish label Bershka (Lijnbaan 52). Lijnbaan is the mother of all shopping streets in Rotterdam with many flagship stores. After a 50 meters walk, make a short detour to the right into Korte Lijnbaan (opposite to Stadhuisplein). Visit Unox Soup Factory to have a cup of soup and more… (Korte Lijnbaan 8). London City Club (Korte Lijnbaan 5) has a nice collection of both sporty polo's and classic college wear. Continue your shopping tour on Lijnbaan. Buy soccer merchandise at the Feyenoord Fan Shop (Lijnbaan 32). Eat the famous triangle shaped sandwiches 'Bartjes' at Bart's Bakery (Lijnbaan 67). Donna Guy (Lijnbaan 58) is the place to be for Paris Hilton wannabes with expensive trademarks like Moncler. Half way the Lijnbaan, now enter Aert van Nessstraat.
Aert van Nesstraat Rotterdam shops
Walking down the Lijnbaan, abeam the exclusive jeweller Schaap + Citroen (Lijnbaan 77), turn right into Aert van Nessstraat and shop at Farfalla (Aert van Nesstraat 54) for boutique women's fashion and Buddha to Buddha quality bijous. Rotterdam's well known shoe store Van den Assem (Aert van Nesstraat 38) has a vast choice of smart Italian footwear for both men and women and a wide range of UGG boots. To continue the shopping route walk down Aert van Nesstraat in the opposite direction to Coolsingel. After crossing the busy Coolsingel, the Aert van Nesstraat leads you directly to Meent, easily recognizable by Rotterdam's majestic town hall and McDonald's fast food restaurant on the left. Before entering Meent though, bookworms find a mishmash of both used antique maritime books and books in the field of architecture, art and history of Rotterdam at bookstore De Slegte (Coolsingel 83).
Meent Rotterdam shops
Coolsingel's side street Meent is a Rotterdam's cultural street, where you won't find any mainstream stores. Prego (Meent 118) offers every day but stylish clothing. If you're still not tired of shoe shops, Shoeclub (Meent 98) offers all kinds of footwear and exclusive leather bags in a modern ambience. Have the best apple pie in town at Dudok (Meent 88), located in a Bauhaus-style café where the cultural and business scenes meet. Young and old take it easy here and read their daily news paper sipping their coffee. The delicious apple pie is also available for takeaway in their bakery next door (Westewagenstraat 52). Find sophisticated girl fashion at SuperTrash (Meent 85a) the shop that is run by Olcay Gulsen. For delicious and unique chocolate gifts like tulips, hearts and lollypops, you have to walk in at De Bonte Koe (Delftsevaart 26). Ventidue (Meent 89) has a nice female fashion collection and if you're looking for a top end body care products and gifts, Sabon (Meent 54-56) is a must see. Sabon also includes a small beauty salon, the so called Sabon Spa. In summer people are lining up for Rotterdam's award winning Italian ice cream at De IJssalon (Meent 69a), where a unique Harley Davidson bike with an ice side car is parked in front of their café. Continue the shopping tour and enter Pannekoekstraat to the right abeam the pancake restaurant.
Pannekoekstraat Rotterdam shops
From Meent, enter Pannekoekstraat to the right. This street is named after Pancake restaurant Seth (Meent 20), where many sorts of pancakes have been served for decades. If you're interested in ultra-modern interior design, don't miss Depot Rotterdam (Pannekoekstraat 66a). Have a shopping break at café Pierre's outdoor terrace (Pannekoekstraat 38a). Their concept is easy: excellent coffee, excellent lunch and dinner for an excellent price. Don't miss the Bohemian boutique by the two Jibodh-brothers at Pannekoekstraat 48a. Level (Pannekoekstraat 76a) is a nice cocktail bar where you could begin your night out. In Pannekoekstraat abeam Café Rembrandt and Sunset Café, turn right on Nieuwemarkt and left into Botersloot. Botersloot leads you back to the Blaak and Hoogstraat area.
Clearance and parking in Rotterdam city centre
Avoid visiting the city center at Sunday afternoon by car as it can be quite a problem to find a parking place! Season's clearance tends to start a bit earlier in the Netherlands than in other European countries: Summer Sale from mid June and Winter Sale from mid December.
More shopping in Rotterdam?
Are you not done with shopping yet after following our shopping tour or do you prefer to shop in a mall on a rainy day? The metro takes you to the Zuidplein Mall or to the Alexandrium Mall in 25 minutes. Zuidplein Mall offers another 150 shops and at the Alexandrium Mall has many home decoration stores and a big shopping center. If you prefer staying in the center of Rotterdam, you could go to the market in Rotterdam to get fresh food or the latest bargains!
STORE HOURS Rotterdam City Centre
These are the opening hours for the shops in Rotterdam City Centre:
1 pm - 5:30 pm
9 am - 5:30 pm
9 am - 5:30 pm
9 am - 5:30 pm
9 am - 9 pm
9 am - 5:30 pm
noon - 5 pm
DIRECTIONS Shopping Rotterdam City Centre
Public transport to Rotterdam center
You can reach Rotterdam downtown by metro or train to Central Station or Blaak. Central Station is close to the Lijnbaan area and Blaak station close to the Hoogstraat area.
Parking in Rotterdam center
You just need to follow the signs 'Centrum' at the highway. There are different routes to get to the city centre, depening on which direction you are coming from. The closest parkings within city centre are Westblaak, Bijenkorf, Beurs, Schouwburgplein, Weena, Kruiskade, WTC-V&D and Plaza. Check our page about parking in Rotterdam for more information.
CONTACT Shopping Rotterdam City Centre
More information can be found on the website of the Beursplein shopping street (www.beursplein-rotterdam.nl) or on our pages about the shopping streets in the center of Rotterdam.
REVIEWS Rotterdam City Centre Shopping
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5 May 2014, emaly, zuphten
wij hebben niet van die grote winkels in ons dorpje/stadje dus vind ik het reuze leuk om in rotterdam te shoppen en ik vind het ook fijn dat ik hier alle informatie heb kunnen vinden
14 Apr 2013, anne, den haag
leuke site en vooral rotterdam is leuk. Ik ga shoppen!
10 Sep 2012, Patricia, Den Haag
Leuke site! Ik zie mijn favoriete winkel Beau Jolie (bij de Meent) er alleen niet bij staan. Juist als je van die aparte leuke boutiekjes houdt, zoals je ook in Soho New York hebt is deze store een aanrader
Bedankt voor de tip!
24 Aug 2012, anoniem, amsterdam
ik ga morgen naar óf Rotterdam óf Antwerpen om te winkelen. ik denk dat Rotterdam toch echt leuker is. heb er superveel zin in!
25 Apr 2012, Laura, zeeland
shoppen in rotterdam is geweldig! ze hebben alle winkels die je maar kunt bedenken - ook river island, newlook enz - en dus niet alleen de standaard winkels (:
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Ed's note: Fan Fix by Nathan Adler, is one man, and one major fan's tireless efforts to fix continuity in comics, in the ultimate chronicle of character histories and fan theory into an ingenious bit of streamlining.
This (Harry DAmour vs Pinhead) got me to wondering if Creator Clive Barker intends to select a historically significant identity for the lead Cenobite of the Hellraiser books/films/comics, one much more significant than that ascribed him in Hellraiser II: Hellbound…
…given Barker's further revelation that The Scarlet Gospels will not be following the continuity established in the Hellraiser sequel films!?
So where to look for clues?
Well I'm not sure why but my mind recalled, not Barker's original novella but rather, the final moments of the first movie when Andrew Robinson, playing antagonist Frank Cotton wearing the skin of his brother Larry, manages a sardonic quote from the Bible: "Jesus wept," as his body is stretched out by hundreds of hooks cutting through his flesh.
Clive Barker claims the "Jesus wept" line was improvised because the actor, Robinson, had been strapped to a board with hooks attached to him for 10 hours. However, given the story is about a man who is resurrected by creatures that are "angels to some, demons to others"…
…I'd argue that when a story directed by Barker employs the famous line from the Biblical account of Lazarus rising from the grave it is more than an "ad-libbed" comment but is instead extremely well calculated, Clive – having repeatedly revealed in interviews over the years how well-versed he is in the Bible – planning it in advance and intending a deeper purpose behind it; moreso when one considers the original working draft of his sequel to The Hellbound Heart/ Hellraiser, titled The Scarlet Gospels, was the Lazarus Requiem.
Given the Biblical connections Barker intends The Scarlet Gospels to touch upon, one could suggest he intends to reveal the lead Cenobite as the resurrected Lazarus.
However, I have a much more wickedly sinister theory for the identity of the "angel of suffering" along the lines of the black, anti-clerical humour Barker's writings are similarly steeped in. For instance, in his novel Weaveworld the main villain, Immacolata, is a reference to an epithet of the Virgin Mary in association to the Immaculate Conception, a central belief of the Roman Catholic Church; Barker describing the characters as a perverse version of the Virgin Mary.
So, that identity!?
In the epilogue of the Gospel of John – yes the same gospel providing the earlier account of Lazarus's resurrection – Jesus hints at the death by which Saint Peter would glorify God, in chapter 21, verses 18-19, saying "…when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and take you where you do not want to go."
St. Peter is said to have later laboured in Rome during the last portion of his life, where his life ended in martyrdom, his being crucified upside-down at his own request, as told by early Christian theologian Origen of Alexandria.
Now while upright crucifixion would result in the less painful death of positional asphyxiation, upside-down crucifixion would not result in such death. That and by being upside down there'd be continued blood flow to the brain making the victim most unblissfully aware of their pain and their injuries.
So St. Peter's requesting this as his method of death would seem to suggest sadomasochistic tendencies, perhaps akin to Frank Cotton's own compulsion to pursue fleshly pleasures beyond those he could experience in our world!
So when Jesus hints that Peter will be taken "where you do not want to go" was he suggesting that, like Frank, the saint would be taken to Hell where he would learn the true meaning of pain, and graduate from his ordeal to become the lead Cenobite?
Now don't you think the lead Cenobite being revealed as Saint Peter would totally satisfy Clive's anti-papism sensibilities?!


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Sat, Jan 02, 2010
A KC-130J Hercules aircraft from Cherry Point's Marine
Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 performed mid-air refueling
over the waters of the Atlantic in support of a training mission,
Dec. 15.
The VMGR-252 crew took off from the Cherry Point flight line in
the morning expecting to refuel five AV-8B Harriers from Marine
Attack Squadron 542. The five Harriers were slated to provide close
air support for the Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Atlantic
during a ground combat training exercise.
However, as the morning progressed the Harriers were forced to
stay on the ground. The VMGR-252 crew, however, stayed in the air
practicing general in-flight procedures and in time received a
message over the radio informing them of two F/A-18D Hornet fighter
jets in the air in need of refueling. The Hornets, from Marine
All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 553 stationed out of Marine
Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., were in the area providing close
air support for the ground combat exercise.
After successfully refueling both jets, the KC-130J returned to
Cherry Point for post-flight maintenance. According to Cpl. Robert
W. Emerson, a crew chief on the flight, the mission was a
"We had planned to do more with the Harriers but it was
still a very successful flight," Emerson said. "It just
so happens that the F/A-18s can do more in this type of weather.
This was a good opportunity for our new crewmembers to get some
proficiency training done."
Sgt. Brandon P. Pratt, a loadmaster for the flight, said he
agrees it is important for VMGR-252 air crews to keep their mid-air
refueling skills sharp.
"If we didn't provide mid-air refueling, these
aircrafts would not be able to stay in the air as long or even make
it to their destinations," Pratt said. "These types of
missions are very necessary." [ANN Salutes Lance Cpl.
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Kinda sucks that I won't be there this year… I've heard rumors about the U.S. economy not doing too well, at least I know *I* couldn't afford it this year, nor would my employer foot the bill this time.
But at least my *book* will be there :)
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Riding the continued clutch play of All-American junior guard Kemba Walker's 18 points, seven assists and two steals, Connecticut knocked off Kentucky 56-55 on Saturday night inside Reliant Stadium to advance to Monday night's championship game against Butler.
The Bulldogs reached their second straight final by defeating Virginia Commonwealth 70-62 in the opening semifinal before 75,421, the largest crowd in Final Four history.
"We played great defense in the first half," said winning coach Jim Calhoun, whose club led 31-21 at the break after holding UK to 28 percent from the field. "Then they ran off four straight threes and got back in the game. Then our kids decided they didn't want to go home."
An old shortcoming for John Calipari-coached teams did the most to send the Wildcats home. Just as his Memphis team lost the 2008 national title game to Kansas in overtime because of three misses in the final minute of regulation, UK missed eight of 12 free throws against the Huskies, including two in the final two minutes.
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UConn, which improves to 31-9, has now won 10 straight games and will look to win its third national title under Calhoun since 1999 against Butler.
If the Huskies play as they did in the opening half against the Wildcats, they shouldn't have much trouble. Holding UK to 28 percent from the floor (9-of-32) while hitting 52 percent, UConn rolled to an advantage eerily reminiscent of its 50-29 halftime cushion over UK in Maui in November.
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"We made plays and looked like we were going to win the game," said Calipari, "but it's been a crazy tournament all year."
And thanks to Walker and a defense that held UK to 33 percent for the game, the Huskies held on.
"I saw Butler today," said Calhoun, "and I saw them beat Pitt — one of the best teams in the country — earlier in the tournament. We've got our work cut out for us. But the fact that we're playing on Monday night is beautiful."
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People can be so silly!
It's not a trumpet at all - it's a device for giving the pharoah an enema!
Rynner, the Pharaoh's rectal specialist proudly bore the title "Shepherd of the Royal Anus." I just thought you'd like to know that.
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Rynner, the Pharaoh's rectal specialist proudly bore the title "Shepherd of the Royal Anus." I just thought you'd like to know that.
I think that was one of the vague amorphous factoids floating about in the darker corners of my memory banks!
(The last few years I could have used a Shepherd myself...
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Can anyone here tell me if it's possible to save this wonderful BBC audio clip? I can play it but not download it, and I'd very much like a permanent copy.
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Well i don't know about any curse, however I think it's pretty neat neat to hear the trumpets played. They sounded a bit more modern than I expected.
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When I was a kid there used to be this lady that occasionally appeared on TV in an evening dress who played anything from watering cans to a garden hose. Apparently she could get a note out of anything but she used a trumpet mouthpiece.
A class act with no curse attached as far as I know.
So they used a modern mouthpiece to get the trumpet sound...
His story goes that the precious instrument shattered, possibly because of a modern mouthpiece being inserted to play it. According to Mr Keating's colourful account, Mr Lucas was left as shattered as the trumpet and needed hospital treatment. The instrument, at least, was repaired.
This means the trumpets could have been symbolic funerary ornaments or more like a vuvuzela or not even meant to be played but it doesn't really matter as the sound is haunting and evocative and maybe how it would have sounded those thousands of years ago.
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Imagine 70 to 100 of these sounded in unison during a funerary, military or corronation rite. The psychological and emotional impact would have been quite something.
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Interesting article here giving a nice overview about the legendary curse of Tutankhamun, and examining its roots from a historical and sociological viewpoint and its various adaptations in modern times:
It came from an Egyptian tomb... Well no, actually, it didn't. But once a myth lurches into life, there's no stopping it
by Jo Marchant
On 24 March 1923, an ominous warning circulated in the British press. 'According to a rare book I possess,' wrote Marie Corelli, an elderly romantic novelist with supernatural leanings, 'the most dire punishment follows any rash intruder into a sealed tomb.' She went on to quote the book's description of 'divers secret poisons enclosed in boxes in such wise that they who touch them shall not know how they come to suffer'. Corelli's fantastical tales of reincarnation and astral projection had been a favourite with Queen Victoria. She had sold more novels than her contemporaries H G Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle and Rudyard Kipling put together. It didn't matter that the book she quoted, An Egyptian History of the Pyramids, was seen by scholars as a mundane collection of fairytales. When Corelli spoke, the public listened.
The target of her admonition was George Herbert, the fifth Earl of Carnarvon. Along with the British archaeologist Howard Carter, Carnarvon had recently discovered the treasure-filled tomb of Tutankhamun. The spectacular discovery of this 18th-dynasty pharaoh's intact resting place was a press sensation, and journalists camped out around the tomb's entrance to glimpse the glittering finds, from delicate jewellery to thrones and chariots, as they were carried out on wooden stretchers. A particular source of excitement was the prospect of revealing the mummy of the king himself, which was still hidden within its huge granite sarcophagus. But with the find of a lifetime had come the ultimate misfortune. Corelli wrote in response to reports that Carnarvon was languishing in a Cairo hotel room suffering the effects of an infected mosquito bite. Less than two weeks later, he was dead.
Evidently, Carter and Carnarvon had touched a nerve. The interesting thing is, that nerve appears not to be particularly connected to Egypt — or anywhere else in the ancient world, for that matter. To be sure, stories of vengeful mummies predated the discovery of Tutankhamun, but they are not a particular feature of Egyptian culture, ancient or modern. Only a few written warnings have been found in tombs; they tend to come from the Old Kingdom, around the 24th or 25th centuries BC (more than a millennium before Tutankhamun's time) and they are found as much in non-royal tombs as in those of the pharaohs.
The whole thing is well worth a read - even von Däniken gets a mention! Although, as one commenter points out, there's no discussion of the theory that it was ancient mould spores which did for some of the discoverers.
One interesting fact which I had not read before:
[Shortly after Carnarvon's death] the British Museum was deluged by mummy-related parcels — shrivelled hands, feet, ears, and heads — posted by souvenir collectors concerned that they, too, would join Carnarvon in his fate.
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The BBC will begin simulcasting BBC One in HD on 3 November, the Corporation has revealed. No formal announcement has been made, but the BBC's technical website shows the channel will begin transmitting on that date on the free-to-air satellite service, Freesat. Last May, the BBC said the channel would debut in the autumn, on …
Great - can we now be given the option to update our EPG's so that where a channel simulcasts, we can see the HD channel by default (e.g. I want to see ITV HD listed where ITV SD currently is within the EPG), rather than having to skip about the EPG finding the HD channels.
That annoyed me too...
...until I just pin-blocked ITV SD, C4, Sky One, et. al. and favouritised the HD versions or just remembered the alternative channel number in some cases.
Sky One HD - 170
ive no idea what channel number ITVHD is, and id be really chuffed if it was 103, like the normal scabby ITV.
I'm surprised sky haven't already done it. There are probably a few like me who have the HD box but only get the free HD channels - I don't think its worth paying extra for. But even I might get fed up and cough up if i got the "upgrade your subscription" every time I went to 106 as they'd swapped HD & SD over.
Not the BBC's problem
I think that is an issue with your STB or TV. My Humax lets me set up a group of favourite channels and I can then order them as I wish. They then appear in that order on the EPG. Pressing P+ on the remote takes me from BBC2 to ITV1 HD; P- from Channel 4 to ITV1 HD, as well as showing them in that order on the EPG, which, I think, is what you want.
If you're referring to Sky+ boxes, why on earth would Sky be interested in making updates like this? That costs money and it's not like there's any competition amongst box manufacturers.
Personally I'd be happy if they could manage to get a 4:3 picture displayed in the correct format when using HDMI upscaling or stop showing channels in the EPG that I haven't subscribed to...
They will never stop showing non-subscribed channels in the guide, as it's a way of encouraging you to subscribe to them - "look what you're missing" ...
But I've never understood why Sky don't have the HD versions of a channel on the same number - it would certainly be less confusing - I've only just got to the point where my elderly in-laws will actually use their Sky box for BBC & ITV ! They used to always watch the analogue terrestrial broadcasts, on a widescreen TV, in glorious stretchy-vision! Even now they are equipped for HD, I don't think they ever use it: they just pick the first channel out of the guide that has what they want to watch showing, and the HD versions always seem to be several pages further on!
At last, no more...
... switching from BBC1 to HD to watch something in HD, only to find that Dragon's Den is on instead and what I want to watch is on HD in three days time!
yup. or that it was on last week like they did with heroes!
match of the day in HD - sweet!
Bah humbug
Just in time for the millions (including us IT workers!) who will be left unemployed as a result of the banks recklessness to watch "bargain hunt car booty cash in the attic" viewing Royal Doulton porcelain figures and Tim Wonnacott's face in 1080p high definition on LCD TVs on the verge of repossession, all the while cutting their serious drama and news budget because the licence fee has been "frozen".
I wonder
Does this mean the BBC Trust has dropped the requirement that only HD-originated material can be shown on this new channel?
No such requirement
There was no such requirement for BBC One HD. There is one for BBC HD, however, which specifies a maximum percentage of non-HD material, to allow for archive content in some shows, for example.
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So, we can catch up with history in HD. Marvellous.
Freesat HD favours London over the Sticks
I assume that BBC1 HD will be the same as ITV1 HD in that it is set to London region. For those of us who live out in the sticks who do occasionally like to watch our regional versions of these channels, then the SD version is all that's available (unlike my children, I do not channel hop every 30 seconds, so I don't want to keep switching). I am not holding out much hope for Freeview HD, if the quality of Freeview SD around here is anything to go by. That's the only reason for sticking with Freesat.
If only the beeb (and to be fair every other channel) would put as much effort and expenditure into content as they do into HD hardware maybe it would be worth watching.
It reminds me of something I'm always trying to explain to my users. For some reason they seem to think that the solution to all their PC problems is a faster network connection. I explain that they are not using more than 20% of their available bandwidth and that their applications are slow because the servers are slow or the application is crap. They remain convinced, however, that a faster WAN connection will improve matters. The same problems only faster.
In the case of HD what we have is the same crap only sharper.
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Matza may be the symbolic food of Passover but the potato is the star.
For many observant Jews it is one of the few foods that can be eaten during the week of Passover when leavened products become taboo (bread, pasta, crackers and any other food containing grains). Those following Ashkenazi tradition also refrain from eating kitniot, a prohibition of legumes such chickpeas, beans, fava beans and lentils as well as rice and corn.Wild fennel growing in Israel, the Jerusalem Hills region
Taking advantage of the potato's elevated status during the holiday season the board of potato growers in Israel decided to host a festival in honor of this much loved tuber. "Come with your entire family" the website urges "with fun activities for all ages" including competitions, harvesting and an extensive display of potato varieties.
While Passover rituals have been conducted from antiquity, many of the food restrictions are a relatively new development. Potatoes are endemic to the Andes and didn't exist in Europe until the Spaniards introduced them in the 16th century. Without this staple, the Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern Europe probably had a very different level of stringency regarding kitniot.Potato fields in the northern Negev Israel
Today potatoes are an important agricultural crop, with 150,000 dunam (37,065 acres) grown throughout the country, half of which is reserved for export. Agricultural breeding projects have helped to acclimatize this high altitude plant to the Middle East with fifty new species tested every year in experimental plots. However, I have yet to see Idaho's famous Russet potato, the most difficult culinary transition Americans have to endure.Typical white potato in Ramle Market, Israel
The golden spud is a ubiquitous ingredient in traditional and modern kitchens and have become integral part of Israeli cuisine. A favorite way of eating them are as French fries, perched on top falafel or shawarma sandwiches. More elegant establishments might use a food mill to churn out perfectly fluffy mashed potatoes (I chucked my mill years ago- an annoying gadget-and am happy with a lumpy mash). In the last fifteen years there has also been a strong French influence in Israeli cooking with many European trained chefs inspiring a new culinary genre.
On that note I would like to share a French dauphinois recipe (scalloped potatoes originally from the Dauphiné region of France) for the April in Paris monthly mingle hosted by Jamie Schler of Life's a Feast.
Potato and fennel dauphinois
(scalloped potatoes with fennel)
I once tried using béchamel sauce instead of cream and the results were less than satisfactory. The potatoes in Israel are sometimes water logged, especially after a good rainy winter and I suspect part of the reason why the dish was not a huge success. Here I used cream and milk instead, much better suited to the local potatoes.
6-7 potatoes, peeled and sliced thinly (you might need more or less depending on the size of the potato and baking dish being used)
3 large fennel bulbs, washed and sliced thinly (note, sometimes they need to be washed after slicing to thoroughly clean them)
1 cup (250 ml) heavy cream
½ cup or more of milk if needed
1 teaspoon salt or to taste
½ teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon freshly ground grated nutmeg
100 grams of kashkaval or parmesan cheese, grated (sometimes I use an aged goat cheese as well)
Clay pot of 25 cm diameter or another oven proof dish
Preheat the oven to 165°C. In a small pot add the heavy cream and salt and heat on low until the salt is dissolved. Add the remainder of the spices. Layer the potatoes and fennel, slightly overlapping in one or two layers. Cover the potatoes with the cream and add enough milk so that it comes to about ¾ of the way up the sides. Too much and the potatoes will be swimming. Place the lid on the baking dish or cover with aluminum foil and bake for about 1 hour and 20 minutes or until tender when poked with a fork. Cover with the the grated cheese and continue to bake until golden brown and bubbly.


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We've invited Gastown's Clough Club to join our GOODS section as a place where one can confidently order a proper drink. They are now proud members of Scout, and as such we will be posting their news in addition to hosting a page for them on our awesome, curated list of independent goodnesses. We'd like to take this chance to thank them for their support, and for making Vancouver a better looking, more comfortable place to be.
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Named for John Clough, 19th century Gastown's booze-addled lamplighter and jailer, the Clough Club melds classic style with tasteful modernity. Designer Craig Stanghetta (Bao Bei, Meat & Bread) used as much of the 110-year old building's bones as possible, commissioning installations and creating decor that offset the old-fashioned feel of the original space. The Clough Club's craft cocktail list is dark-spirit forward, with a focus on house made barrel-aged recipes. Carefully selected beer and BC wines round out the menu, while the food is lovingly rendered South American tapas, using locally sourced and organic ingredients.
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2 Videos: Just like Iraqis, Afghan Pashtuns can identify a surge when they see one.
A member of the Afghan parliament in Kabul sums it all up when it comes to President Obama's Afghan War.
She says, and I quote, send us 30,000 scholars instead. Or 30,000 engineers. But don't send more troops - it will just bring more violence.
If Afghan president - they call him the mayor of Kabul - Hamid Karzai, the sartorially impeccable US puppet, if he had any balls, he'd say the same thing: forget about it.
Corrupt to the core and linked to the drug business via his brother Ahmed Wali, the neo-realists of Obama's foreign policy team are fed up with Karzai and they want another puppet...
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26 November 2011 19 February 2012Oakville Galleries in Gairloch GardensCurated by Marnie Fleming
Please join Oakville Galleries to celebrate our winter exhibition openings on Sunday 27 November from 2:30 pm3:30 pm at Oakville Galleries at Centennial Square, followed by a reception at Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens from 3:30 pm5:00 pm. Artists will be present to provide brief remarks.
Need a ride to Oakville? Reserve your spot on the ARTbus to the opening reception on Sunday 27 November.
The work of Montreal-based artist Chris Kline reflects on the history of paintingmodernist abstraction, in particularwhile offering a unique take on the medium's formal and material vocabulary. Whether stretching chromatic variations of delicate fabric over a wooden support or painting nominal bands of nuanced colour on translucent poplin, Klines works are consistently pared down to an economical visual language, foregrounding the materiality and underlying structure of each work.
In Klines painting, colour is used much like the Colour Field artists of the 1960s, in which paint was often spread across or stained into the canvas to create areas of unbroken surface and a flat picture plane. Yet, the precision of Klines craft draws us beyond the picture plane and into the space behindthe edges and boundaries of wooden supports and the hollow spaces created by them. Treating his paintings in this way, Kline leads us to ask: object or illusion? painting or sculpture? foreground or background?
Space and surface, light and shadow fluidly meld in his works. In one series, a band of colour bisects the paintings to suggest a horizon line. In another, subtle chromatic variations between works stand in for the slow shift of light across space. Indeed, Klines use of such a constrained syntax addresses the limits of our mental and visual perception. Seen in the context of Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens, this focus on the limits of vision is resonant not only with the expansive horizon of Lake Ontario, but also the perceptual variables of atmosphere, weather and light.
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To challenge the internet giant Google's search market share, Ask.com is considering bringing its butler Jeeves back again to
In 2006 askjeeves.com took its simpler name as ask.com and after that very time, Google has been dominating the search market and currently it's on top with 90% market share while many others like MSN, AOL, Yahoo and Ask have 10% of market share collectively.
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An ad campaign has also been launched by Ask.com that shows walking around the homepage of the search engine.
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After Southport: the road to public benefits
Organisers: Taryn Nixon (MOLA) and Peter Hinton (IfA)
In Southport in April 2010, conference delegates resolved to seize the opportunity presented by a new PPS5, to chart the practical steps that would need to be taken if the investigation of the historic environment in planning were really to deliver public benefit as heralded. The 'Southport Group' initiative that ensued conducted a series of consultations and prepared a draft report which was published in July 2011. By April 2012, we will have seen considerable changes in our operating environment, with the National Planning Policy Framework in England, budget cuts in local government, continuing depression in property and development markets, yet no doubt also some highly successful historic environment projects and outputs.
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Watch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Google's plans to heavily market the Moto X, even if they never did it with the Nexus line-up. The news includes leaked photos of the Moto X, and the fact that it even made the Verizon roadmap leak that we caught. LG is next as their new and thin display is definitely making it to the G2 in the next coming weeks. The BlackBerry A10 was recently caught on camera, and we get to see how it stacks-up against current BlackBerry devices. Microsoft takes the spotlight next as rumors of their restructuring include the company building its own phone. We end today's show talking about the launch of the Nokia Lumia 1020 and what this means for Windows Phone and the smartphone market.
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M/s. ACES ENTERPRISE , a partnership Firm, was incorporated in 1972 at Vasai Road , western suburbs of Mumbai , India . During the initial period, the company was engaged in the field of manufacturing value added entertainment electronic gadgets. Due to adherence to quality control and professional management principles, the company is partnered by SIEMENS INDIA LTD' as their vendors. This reputation of quality oriented production and management vision allowed expanding its activities in the area of value added Electronic Products & Telecom and Communications Systems for INDIAN RAILWAYS.
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This sleep station from our White Orlando Collection is perfect for maximising space in smaller bedrooms. Stylish and space saving, our sleep station is a bunk bed and storage solution in onePerfect for keeping your child's bedroom tidy, our sleep station combines the best of a bunk bed with a superb storage system to create the ultimate in space saving furniture. Comprising of the coveted top bunk every child wants to sleep in, with spacious drawer space for clothing, cupboards for toys and shelving for books and ornaments tucked neatly beneath, your little one will love to keep their things tidied away. Strong, sturdy and easy to care for, our sleep station Easy to keep looking like new with a convenient wipe clean surface, the crisp white finish on our bedroom unit will complement the neutral or bright colours of your child's room. Made from solid pine for a durable and strong piece of bedroom furniture, the bed element of our sleep station features the same fun ladder to get in and out, and an incorporated hidden desk can be easily extended for the perfect place for your youngster to concentrate on their homework. At the foot of the white bed there is a spacious two door cupboard with a useful hanging rail included and next to the desk features four drawers and some open shelves to store further bedroom accessories.Please note: This product is delivered flat packed and will require home assembly. Mattress is not included with this product. Chair is for illustration purposes only and is not included.Please note: This product is subject to stock availability.
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Have just set up this bed for our daughter and are really pleased with it. The bed is great quality and there is lots of storage incorporated with the shelves and drawers. Only negative would be the use of wooden runners for the desk which are stiff and stick. Metal runners would have been better. Overall we're really pleased we chose this bed and more importantly so is our daughter.
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Overall Good & Sturdy
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[...] Quality of product is good very sturdy, however not happy with the design - the ladder will only fit one way so had to change our plan for the whole layout of daughters room including moving plug sockets !! Also screws & dowels missing - trip to[@] solved but wasted time and money, as far as flat pack goes instructions good and easy to follow.