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If you're after something utterly bonkers then look no further than Catherine. A refreshingly adult story that explores the relationships between one guy and two very different girls. The responses you give during prompted scenes allow you to explore different routes and will poke questions at your own personality. Interesting, but slightly let down by the rest of the game which is a bizarre block-moving platforming puzzler where you must escape nightmarish giant enemies like terrifying babies, knife wielding hands and other things that will have you scrubbing your brain before trying to sleep. At around £30 cheaper than the competition, this is a great time to give this oddity a shot.
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Always fancied giving The Cave a go? Well, with 75% off today, this is one of the best prices we've ever seen.
Ron Gilbert's title is a 2D platforming puzzler featuring multiple characters, with unique abilities. The motives behind each character provide an interesting backdrop for a story too. Oh and 'the cave' is a talking character. Yeah, it gets weird.
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Last week I finally revisited The Secret World. After reviewing it at launch, calling it "a brave new world worth spending time in," I gradually had less and less time to play it. This was despite former colleague Jon falling head over heels for it, proclaiming his love it again, and again, and again. I could only watch from the sidelines as the intrigue and mystery of its storyline evolved, new systems added to its class-free combat, and new dungeons opened, filled with brutal bosses to beat.
Last week, Funcom released Issue #12: To The Dark Tower Below. The new patch not only added in a new dungeon and open world content, but included new social features, a revamped currency system and daily rewards program. It's not ground-breaking for the genre, but it's an important step for The Secret World. You see, it not only gives former players a reason to return, but provides newcomers with the more accessible way to experience the game, as well as catch up with the rest of the community.
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This latest offer from ShopTo is the cheapest price we've seen for Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy. Better yet, it beats the next best offer by around £15, making it a fantastic bargain. Sticking to what it knows, the final instalment in the Professor Layton series provided more of the same challenging puzzles spread throughout a highly enjoyable story. It may not be the best entry point into the series, but it's definitely worth playing if you own a 3DS. Cheers to oUkTuRkEyIII for the find!
We're so sorry. We aim to help you out with cheap deals, we don't really mean to swallow up your free time into an endless void with super addictive games, but Peggle 2 is kinda on sale over on PSN right now for PS4. PlayStation + gamers can get it for £2.96 (£3.29 without).
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If you're a regular, chances are you already know that. I've written article after article, update after update, in an attempt to shine the spotlight on what I'd consider to be the best MMORPG on the market and an exceptional game that dared to do something revolutionary. After three years of waiting, the very last piece of the puzzle has released and the first major story arc has come to a close.
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The Professor Layton series refuses to disappoint. It's a cavalcade of great puzzles, loveable characters and enjoyable storylines and Spectre's Call is more of the same. Which is absolutely fine by us, especially for the utterly mad price of £3.49.
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IndieGameStand's latest pay what you want deal is Standpoint, a well-reviewed puzzler that usually sets you back £9.99 on Steam. Instead of controlling your own perspective, you'll turn the world around you as you explore complex labyrinths and unravel the secret behind the mysterious narrator.
Unlike the majority of IndieGameStand deals, StandPoint is only available on Steam, so you'll have to chip in $1 minimum for a code.
Max: The Curse Of Brotherhood is a fun puzzly platformer that originally debuted on Xbox One Games With Gold. However, for less than a Quid (or one Dollar fifty for our transatlantic mates), the Xbox 360 version has to be worth
Max: The Curse Of Brotherhood is actually a fun little puzzle platformer, as I explained in my 7/10 review. The magical drawing mechanics would seem better suited to a touchscreen, but crisp graphics and some clever solutions make this a surprisingly satisfying adventure.
Nintendo may be making their first tentative steps into the murky world of mobile gaming, but Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition proves that handhelds are still the platform of choice for discerning gamers on the go.
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Effectively it's also two games in one, but tempted as you may be to jump straight into the Super Mario Bros. Edition, Puzzle & Dragons Z is by far the best place to start.
Taking inspiration from Pokemon, Puzzle & Dragons Z is a fully-fledged RPG adventure that incorporates match-3 puzzling into its dungeon crawling and battling. After the world is ripped into pieces by the nefarious Paradox organisation and its armies of followers, you're cast as a fledgling dragon tamer tasked with raising a team of powerful monsters and restoring the land to its rightful state.Click here to read more...
The Wii U GamePad is not a gimmick, but by and large Nintendo's first-party exclusives have struggled to prove it. Kirby And The Rainbow Paintbrush was supposed to change all that. Controlled exclusively using the touchscreen and stylus, it's an attempt to create an experience that could only work on Nintendo's excellent yet under-utilised peripheral.
Unfortunately Rainbow Paintbrush is too successful for its own good. Instead of enhancing the experience, the GamePad dominates proceedings to the extent that you might as well turn the television off to save power. Indeed, it feels uncomfortably like the makings of a great 3DS game or even an iPad debut that released on the wrong platform.
After the colour is stolen from Kirby's world, our spherical hero rolls out to save the day. Literally. This time we can't directly control the pink protagonist, who's a slave to gravity and momentum. Once you've tapped him to start him rolling, you'll use the stylus to freely doodle rollercoaster-esque rails for him to follow around the 2D environments, creating loops to build up speed, platforms to reach lofty collectibles and paths to evade enemies, smash through blocks and circumvent obstacles. Later levels let you manipulate materials like water and sand in the same fashion, while you can tap to activate interactive level elements and activate a ruinous boost mode after collecting enough coins.
It's unique enough to make for a great first impression, especially since there's a satisfyingly meaty learning curve.Click here to read more...
It's clear that Train Valley isn't based in the UK, because this adorable cross between a virtual train set and puzzler is on track, on time and pulling into the Early Access station now.Click here to read more...
The industry could learn a lot from Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. This is an absolutely superb puzzler that goes against the torrent of broken or abusive software we've seen recently, providing impeccable level design, exceptional performance and a delightful level of challenge without even a single patch.
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I love the idea behind Keebles. Halfway between World Of Goo and Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts, it encourages us to scratch-build bizarre vehicles to beat increasingly tough physics challenges. Or, more often, chuckle through clenched teeth as our latest creation careens out of control and smashes into tiny pieces.
The premise is adorable, disarmingly so. A legion of fuzzly-wuzzly Keebles have to reach the Whale At The End Of The World and that's pretty much all the exposition you're getting. What matters is shipping these immobile furballs to their destination in the first place, since without any locomotion of their own, you'll have to collect them in a fragile Bobble container by building a frankly bonkers vehicle around it.
Much like a smartphone app (and I choose my words carefully) Keebles is split into 30 short two-dimensional levels. Each stage has a start point, three Keebles to collect and a finish line, but you'll spend most of your time in your workshop creating a vehicle to trundle along the ground, pick up the Keebles on contact and hopefully reach the end intact.
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Crush3D is a nuanced and tricky little puzzler, allowing players to switch between a 2D and 3D world to solve increasingly brain-shredding challenges. The 3DS' stereoscopic display is used to great effect, but be aware that there's a stiff difficulty curve to contend with.
GAME are willing to part with a copy for just shy of £3.00 in their Easter Sale, which is exceptionally cheap for the physical version no less!
Rose and Time is now £2.34 on itch.io, which includes the PC, Linux, Mac and OUYA versions.
I rather enjoyed this intriguing little puzzler on OUYA of all things, where I had to learn and unlearn a lot of what I thought I knew about time travel. Which wasn't much to be fair. It's a seriously enjoyable brainteaser and a bargain at £2.34.
No objections here! Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is now only £22.99 on 3DS.
It's a great price for a great crossover, which sees Capcom's two puzzle giants join forces to solve clever environmental riddles and then defend clients in the courtroom. Production values are as exceptional as you'd expect from Level-5, with some great localisation work, while the story is strong enough to keep things moving.
Though not quite as good as the very best games in either series, Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright is still well worth a look for fans of either franchise and a serious saving at only £22.99.
Toki Tori is just 34p on Steam.
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Unless you've already bought it in a bundle during the last few years, it's hard to say no to this enjoyable and adorable puzzler at such a low price. Thanks jaystan!
Rejoice, ye multiplayer puzzling fans! Trine 3: The Artefacts Of Power has been officially announced by way of an utterly glorious new trailer, which you can watch below.
Seriously, did I mention that it looks amazing? Frozenbyte's artwork is always eyecatching, but there's a single tear rolling down my cheek right now.Click here to read more...
You can now pre-order Mario vs Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars for only £16.96. It's a cross-buy title, so you'll be able to download the game on both 3DS and Wii U.
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Dear Hanlie E. K. Winterbach,
Congratulations for your work. Both reviewers and myself liked your paper very much. We all think that it is a nice approach and a nice contribution to the discussion about large carnivore conservation.
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The paper was well written with clear figures.
While not a pure experiment, it is a well designed ecological modelling exercise that clearly describes primary research with a clear research question that is relevant and highly meaningful to both Botswana and more widely wherever humans and carnivores coexist. The methods are well described (but see below for some minor improvements) and I have no ethical concerns.
The data seem very robust to me and the findings valid.
I liked this paper and think it makes a great contribution to help improve our understanding of human-carnivore conflict. Minor considerations to improve the paper are:
- Abstract Line 4: what are 'suitable conservation areas beyond protected area boundaries'?
- Abstract 2nd last sentence: 'Twenty percent of wild prey...'
- L8-9: '...can also strongly influence their movements...'
- L14: full stop needed.
- L16: '... to effectively conserve them both inside...'
- L23: you might want to cite Belbachir, F., N. Pettorelli, T. Wacher, A. Belbachir-Bazi & S. M. Durant (2015) Monitoring Rarity: The Critically Endangered Saharan Cheetah as a Flagship Species for a Threatened Ecosystem. PLoS ONE, 10, e0115136. as it gives a great illustration of how wide ranging cheetahs can be.
- L26-29: I think it would be worth further justifying this point by highlighting which protected areas actually support viable (Ne >500 or 4000 depending on who you follow) populations of cheetahs.
- L47: '...as cheetahs means we can ill...'
- L48: '... best available and reliable information...'
- L73: Isn't it Makgadikgadi/Nxai Pans National Park? In which case the acronym should change.
- L115: who is the pers comm from?
- L119-121: Isn't the % of wild prey out of all prey correlated with the 1st 2 variables? If so, you'll need to reanalyse this.
- L135: '...critical percentage of wild prey...'
- L137: more details on the questionnaire.
- L146: 'from expected'
- L175: The justification for having two categories of 20% and a 20-80% category is confusing.
- L198: '20% wild prey biomass was a potentially ...'
- L288 and elsewhere: I think 'wide-spread' is one word 'widespread'.
I hope this is helpful.
Yours sincerely
Matt Hayward
Overall, this is a very interesting approach to a challenging conservation and management issue.
The Introduction provides a clear description of the state of the problem and why the authors have chosen to address the management of cheetahs using this alternative and less invasive approach.
There could have been a bit more detail on how the work fits into the broader field of knowledge with regard to the current status of knowledge on cheetahs in Botswana and the ways in which current management practices are and/or are not working. However, there was certainly a body of prior literature that was included in the background information provided.
Within the manuscript, there are areas where basic editing for style and grammar could benefit the narrative. Attention to these areas should improve the work and provide some clarity. Notes on specific areas for improvement are provided in a marked up copy of the manuscript.
The design of the research in this manuscript appears to be a unique but well thought out approach. Clearly, predator dynamics are driven by prey populations, and I have not seen prior work where habitat suitability was estimated solely based on prey and risk of human conflict. This is a novel idea for managing large predators in an environment with mixed habitats and land-use types. However, there were a number of things that were not clear from the work, as submitted.
The Introduction includes conclusions that should be reserved for the discussion and perhaps referenced in the Abstract. Furthermore, these statements are made at the end of the Introduction where there should be more attention to clearly and explicitly describing what the research question is and how you plan to get there. While the general gist of the study is provided, more detail would help solidify the remainder of the manuscript an would likely also help guide organization and structure.
There was insufficient or unclear information in the Methods and Results with regard to how the estimations of biomass were calculated. More description is needed on how species were identified and selected, how multiple surveys were combined to arrive at a single count, and how aerial surveys were translated into the LSUs described in the text. As it stands, it was difficult to keep track of how each parameter described was calculated and the results from each, let alone reproduce the findings of this work from the data. Additionally, the categorization of the different results and eventual habitat suitability modeling need to be explained much more clearly so the reader can follow or even reproduce results described. Perhaps subheadings for each step of the approach would help with organization and to ensure adequate description of each step in the analysis process.
The terms identified for each prey parameter need to be consistently used throughout. The organization of the Methods, Results, and Discussion should also follow the same pattern throughout for clarity.
More specifics on areas for improvement are provided in a marked up copy of the manuscript.
While the data this work was based on have been made available, it is difficult to assess whether all of the analyses are robust and statistically sound because the description of the approach needed to be clearer and contain more detail.
The conclusions presented in the Discussion appear to mostly be appropriate although there was extraneous information in this section that could be reduced and honed to more firmly support the key findings. This, in particular, is where I felt that having a more clearly and strongly stated research question and goals would have benefited the remainder of the manuscript. Focusing on fine scale details too early in the Discussion made it difficult to keep sight of the original goal and how well this approach helped with distinguishing suitable cheetah habitat and developing appropriate conservation targets to protect and/or improve cheetah habitat and populations.
Also, at some point in the Discussion, cheetah density is mentioned. If this type of data is available, it would be very interesting to use those data (even if not available for the entire study area) to attempt to validate the findings. While I recognize that the farmer surveys and damage/attack reports were an attempt to validate the suitability maps, utilizing data on cheetah densities, even if just estimates, would be interesting to compare for areas categorized as high vs. low using your proposed approach to quantifying habitat suitability.
I appreciated the opportunity to review this article and thought this was a truly novel approach to address management challenges faced by those working to conserve large carnivores and their habitat all over the world.
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In order for you to finding the main thing when come to the decision making, here are few questions that you need to consider.
What gives me the greatest return? What is most rewarding? What is required of me? Those were not questions you could always readily answer. Early in a career, the easiest to answer is usually the one concerning requirements. You can work from a job description if you have one. On the other hand, most people don't start getting a true sense of what give the greatest return for their effort until they reach their thirties—sometimes even later in life. And what is most rewarding to a person often changes during different seasons of life.
As you worked, reflected, and grew, you will slowly begin discovering the answers to those three key questions. This guiding principle was that the purpose of all work is results. If you wanted to accomplish objectives and be productive, you needed to provide forethought, structure, systems, planning, intelligence and honestly. But you need also know that you needed to keep things simple. If you had read a study of thirty-nine midsized companies stating the characteristic that differentiated the successful companies the unsuccessful was simplicity. The companies that are sold fewer products fewer customers, and who worked with fewer suppliers than other companies in the same industry were more profitable. Simple, focused operations brought greater results. As Warren Buffett observes, "The business schools reward difficult, complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective." By striving for simplicity, I could help myself to keep my mind on the main thing.
In order to be great leader, there is some of the key point that need to emphasis. Key to this transition were few decisions leader made to helped him to become more focused and productive.
1. Determined Not to Know Everything
Some people believe that great leaders have all the answers. Not true. Successful leaders don't know everything. But they know people who do. For example if I am CEO or managing director at one organizations. If people a question related to one of my organizations and I don't know the answer, I know which person in the organization does. If you ask about my profession, I may not know the answer, but with a phone call or two, I can talk to someone who can answer the question. And if you ask about the details of my life and schedule and I don't know the answer, I guarantee you then someone who does—my assistant.
The most important decision I ever to keep me focused and to simplify my life was to hire a top-notch assistant.
My assistants are the primary hub of information for my life. Everything flows to and through them. I trust them to know everything so that I don't have to. More importantly, they have learned how to sift information and grasp the most important details. Remember, only 20 percent of all information will give you 80 percent of what you need to make good decisions. When we communicate, my assistant gives me the main thing which enables me to see what to do next, helps me to know why it is important, and empowers me to bring the appropriate resources to bear on the need at hand. For leaders, it's better to know the most important things than to know everything.
If you're a leader and you don't have a good assistant, you're in trouble. That is the first and most important hiring decision every executive needs to make. If you have the right person in place, you can keep your mind on the main thing while your assistant thinks about everything else.
2. Determined Not to Know Everything First
Most people have a strong natural desire to be "in the know." That's why gossip magazines and tabloid newspapers sell so well. Leaders also have a strong desire to be "in the know" when it comes to their organizations. No leader likes to be blindsided. However, good leaders can't afford to he caught up in every little detail of the organization. If they do, they lose their perspective and their ability to lead. What's the solution? Deciding that it's okay not to be the first to know everything.
In any organization, problems should always be solved at the lowest level possible. If every problem must be shared with leaders first, then solutions take forever. Besides, the people on the front lines are usually the ones who provide the best solutions, whether it's on the production line, the battle line, or the breadline.
AS a leader, taking out your frustrations on the people who bring you had information quickly stops the flow of communication. It's better to know the most important things than to know everything.


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NEW CONSTRUCTION-Ready for move in! This 4 bed 3.5 bath custom home sits in a prime location and has beautiful views of Lake Lewisville! The main living features hand scraped hardwood floors, stacked travertine stone fireplace, and access to large covered front porch! Gourmet Kitchen with Granite, stainless appliances and modern fixtures! Beautiful wood work and trim throughout! Large Downstairs master with private covered porch. Master bath has granite, dual sinks, separate tub and shower! Large closets! Hardwood continue up the stairs to a game room with fireplace! All bedrooms have access to their own bath! 4th bedroom has balcony overlooking the lake! Private room off garage that can be used as office!
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There are a variety of forces impacting colleges and universities today: economic and demographic, financial and ideological. Even forces related to how higher education is "consumed". In response to this fast changing environment, institutions in higher education are changing too.
For example, by finding new ways of teaching and/ or conducting and disseminating their research. The flipped classroom model and the "de-centring of the professor" trend on the one hand, and ResearchGate (networking platform), The Academy of Management Discoveries (innovative journal) and special innovation programs on the other, are great examples as such.
To maintain their relevance in the long run, however, organizations in higher education must go beyond tweaking their core competences (teaching and research). Instead, institutions must build entirely new ones (engagement/ relationship building).
But don't take my word for it.
Recommendations like these span from a growing body of research designed to understand how the higher education industry is changing and how best to orchestrate that change.
One great example is a comprehensive report written by LSE Enterprise, the commercial arm of the London School of Economics and Political Science, and Panteia, an independent research institute for the European Commission in 2014. The report sums up well the current challenges for higher education and argues that adopting a "system" view can help organizations – as well as their stakeholders – see the big picture and fine-tune their innovation efforts accordingly. Below, a few takeaways from this interesting work.
Current challenges
Like all industries, education too is influenced by forces in its external environment. According to the LSE report, institutions in higher education today face three broad categories of challenges: globalization, supply and demand, and funding.
In the wake of globalization, colleges and universities are met with changing standards for excellence and increased competition. Additionally, cross-border operations – e.g. having campuses across multiple geographies, and the mobility of students and staff call for adjustments to existing operating models. On the supply/ demand side, new teaching and learning technologies – i.e., MOOCs and blended learning, analytics and databases, as well as students' changing financial circumstances and changing expectations from an education facility are calling for deep reform. Finally, funding issues such as the changing balance between an individual's contribution to the costs of higher education and public funding is creating friction.
These three categories challenges, and more like them, often impair institutions' ability to innovate and deliver the best results. So how colleges and universities cope? The answer, according to the report, lies in the perspective taken.
The "system" view
At a high abstraction level, higher education can be viewed as a set of inter-related functions, components and relationships. Essentially, a system.
Source: LSE Report
The functions of this system include: education, research and engagement (or relationship building) whereas the components (or actors) are direct and indirect as well as institutional and individual.
As for the relationships between these functions and actors, one can distinguish between: collaboration and conflict moderation, substitution and networking. Collaboration/ conflict moderation can be triggered, for example, by the introduction of an innovation that creates a divide between senior and junior staff (e.g. using augmented reality in the classroom). Substitution refers to one actor taking the lead on a function traditionally belonging to another (e.g. a university, decides to complement its activities in teaching and research with technology transfer and firm formation). Finally, networking refers to an "aggregation" of partners as is especially important for research projects' sustainability (e.g. CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, and its extended ecosystem of partners). Networking allows institutions to build a reputation, while its staff benefit from peer leaning, knowledge sharing and testing of ideas. Not surprisingly, research networks in academia are comparable to "join ventures", the report finds, and are therefore critical to an institution's success.
Of all three elements of a system, relationships are perhaps the most important. Relationships, after all, determine how innovation is diffused among the partners – e.g., universities, for-profit organizations, government, etc. and how this information is used.
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The system view has two important advantages according to the report. First, it allows researchers to analyse the impact of innovation on the individual elements of the system – e.g. for-profit colleges, non-profit organization, universities, agencies etc. Secondly, it provides a dynamic view of higher education (as a whole) by considering the interaction between the various functions, components and relationships. In this way, some interesting dynamics – and dilemmas – emerge.
Key dynamics and organizing for success
As mentioned above, looking at higher education through the "system" lens reveals several important dynamics. By analysing these dynamics carefully, innovation managers in higher education can focus their efforts where they are needed and ultimately do better informed decision-making. Today, three important trends (dynamics) affecting higher education include:
- Inadequate management of the innovation process; while management theory and tools are part of university curriculums, university managers are not trained to apply them; moreover, the staff tasked to promote innovation in higher education are actually promoted academics, instead of seasoned innovation professionals;
- The "spiral of change"; as the elements of a higher education system become more aligned, this facilitates the success of innovation and transformation initiatives; successful innovation, in turn, strengthens the system and leads to more ambitious projects, better partner selection etc.;
- Innovation in higher education is typically slow and incremental; instead of disrupting teaching, research or networking entirely, innovation tends to provide new ways of doing traditional tasks.
Reading tip:
The Christensen Institute, a non-profit think tank dedicated to improving the world through disruptive innovation, has dedicated one stream of research to (higher) education. This article, for example, focuses on "Degreed", a start-up whose aim is to "jailbreak" the traditional degree.
In light of these dynamics, the report outlines a few recommendations for institutions in higher education. To stay relevant and sustainable, institutions must consider:
- Nurturing an innovation culture; a culture that "enhances creativity, creates awareness of the benefits resulting from the implementation of the innovation, stimulates openness to innovation and minimises resistance to change";
- Adequate incentives and rewards for members of staff who engage in innovation;
- Engaging their staff to explore new learning technologies;
- The use of cross-institutional collaboration;
- Adequate measures for the skills development of teaching staff (and)
- Reviewing organisational boundaries and linkages.
Summing up…
The complex higher education system contains rich opportunity for innovation but also for failure. To succeed, institutions must understand their environment, their partners and the links between them. Additionally, institutions must be proactive and anticipate the impact of globalization, supply/ demand in higher education as well as funding issues.
As Ryan Craig's article on VentureBreat notes: "most colleges and universities today provide the educational equivalent of enterprise software". Whereas to change, colleges and universities need to migrate towards customizability, friendly pricing and innovative delivery models. In an ideal world, we would see "Education-as-a-service" becoming mainstream and institutions reaping the benefits of a lean operating model. Whether this recommendation, or the one outline by the LSE report will catch on, however, remains a matter of policy and ultimately faith in innovation.
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a woman asked me to make this cream because of the side effects of the hormone cream her doctor had prescribed for her. She loved this cream so I began making it for other post-menopausal women who came to ask for help with body changes. They began telling me that their sex lives had become more enjoyable and that the cream can be used as a lubricant to make intercourse more comfortable as well as for restoring the walls of the vagina afterwards.
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"Honoring our Savior through a loving defense of His unborn children"
Life MIT will use all the resources we have at Grace Evan to engage the congregation to fight against abortion and protect the unborn through prayer, education and involvement in the community.
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Your Life MIT presents opportunities throughout the year for you to stand with us during 40 Days for Life. This is a peaceful, prayerful Stand for Life in front of Planned Parenthood. Please join us as we "honor our Savior through a loving defense of His unborn children." A Life MIT member will be there with you.
Make a prayerful stand for life.
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The Life MIT has committed to stand each Wednesday, noon - 2pm and each Saturday, 10am - noon, Sept 26 - Nov 3 in front of Planned Parenthood (2430 Poplar Ave.) For more information, please contact Lee Nelms at (901) 238.6739.
If you can't drive to Midtown - You may pray in the church conference room on the same Wednesdays (12-2) while the Life MIT stands at Planned Parenthood.
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On January 13, 1984, President Ronald Reagan issued a proclamation designating January 22 as the first National Sanctity of Human Life Day. (January 22, 1973, was the day the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion-on-demand in all 50 states.) Churches around the United States use the Sanctity of Human Life Sunday to celebrate God's gift of life, commemorate the 58 million lives lost to abortion since 1973, and commit themselves to protecting human life at every stage.


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Rhubarb Spice Cake recipe
Preparation Time: 20 minutes | Cooking Time: 55 minutes
Rhubarb is baked into a light and fluffy spiced cake mix in this simple recipe. Serve it up for afternoon tea with a little tea or coffee, or pop a slice into the microwave once cooked and serve with custard.
- 250g rhubarb
- 250g plain flour
- 200g caster sugar
- 50g butter
- 1 egg
- 150ml milk
- 3 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. each salt and cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. each nutmeg and cloves
Chop the rhubarb into 1cm pieces. Preheat oven to 180C and grease a 23x33cm cake tin. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
Beat the sugar and butter together until pale and fluffy. Beat in the egg. Add in the flour mix and the milk alternately, stirring well, until combined. Fold in the rhubarb and pour into the prepared tin. Bake for 45-55 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.


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Wednesday, 4 February 2009
Cuttlebug Challenge - Be Inspired #17 - Love
Lots of dry embossing on this card……on the background paper, the dark Blue mat, the heart and on the flowers.
There's also some heat embossing on the mat because I decided to try rubbing a VersaMark pad over the dry embossing, sprinkling it with Gold embossing powder and heating it with a heat gun to highlight the detail.
Card Blank – Craft Creations
Paper– DCWV, Luxury Stack
Inks – Distress Ink (Faded Jeans) VersaMark
Embossing Folders– Cuttlebug (Floral Screen)
Embossing Powder – Stamp-N-Stuff (Detail Silver)
Dies – Ellison (Double Heart) Sizzlits 12in. Border (Love with Hearts) Cuttlebug (Asterisks & Vintage Corner)
Paper Punches – Woodware daisy (Yellow) XCuts Flower
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Gold Seed Beads
14 comments:
- Annie said...
oh what a fabulous card you have created! I've not seen that embossing folder before - will be looking out for that one! love the heart and flowers and the gold embossing. hugs, annie x
- 05 February, 2009 12:50
- Pat said...
Wow..such a pretty card. I love the embossing folder you've used.
- 05 February, 2009 13:39
- Ikki said...
Great challenge card, love the folder and colours. Your heat embossing is a good tip - it works really well. Thanks ikki
- 05 February, 2009 13:57
- Mrs J said...
Sue, this is so beautiful and elegant! Love all the embossing folders you used and the bow on the heart just finishes it all perfectly!
Thanks for taking part again this week at http://cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.com/
Hugs Mrs Jx
- 05 February, 2009 14:38
- Angela said...
So many details, cute card..
- 05 February, 2009 17:21
- Allison said...
beautiful card, love the flowers on the heart, thanks for joining us this week
- 05 February, 2009 19:09
- titisonia said...
wonderful card
- 06 February, 2009 06:44
- Shannon said...
This is just beautiful! I love all the details. Thanks for playing this week.
- 06 February, 2009 17:36
- Lea L. said...
This is really beautiful with so much detail! Thanks for playing at the Cuttlebug Challenge this week!
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- Myrt said...
......gorgeous card Sue - absolutely stunning!
- 07 February, 2009 22:33
- Amber said...
Beautiful card Sue! I love how the embossing powder highlighted your dry embossing, great job!
- 09 February, 2009 02:19
- dannisdoodles said...
love the lavender palette on this! beautiful card!
thank you for the incredible inspiration @ www.cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.comthis week!
- 09 February, 2009 16:18
- Maggie said...
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Etrop Grange is a gracious Grade II listed Georgian Mansion, originally built in 1780, and although just a short distance from Manchester Airport, is anything but an 'airport hotel'.
The stately façade is matched by a luxurious interior that reflects the character of the Georgian era; with chandeliers, heavy drapes and original Georgian fireplaces, matched by a warm and welcoming atmosphere throughout. This makes each visit an intimate and unique experience.
The Lounge Bar offers a calm place to enjoy a pre-dinner drink or an after dinner nightcap. Visitors who wish to dine can be tempted by modern and international delicacies.


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Collecting Modern Age Comic Books As an Investment ( Part Five )
Letter 44 Oni Press
Originally sold for just one dollar on release in the USA, Letter 44 #1 sets the scene for a series that reputedly should run for around 25 to 30 issues. The premise of the story tells how new incoming President , Stephen Blades is informed by letter ( letter 44 ) by the previous White House incumbent that the Earth is in danger of coming under attack from an alien task force already building up in readiness in outer space. To help try to combat this threat the USA has sent a ship of our own into space containing 6 scientists and 4 military personnel to monitor the situation.
I enjoyed this first issue immensely and believe there is the makings of a great series here that could well transfer easily to television or the big screen, buy it now before it shoots up in value.
Rat Queens
A real fun read this one from Image Comics. The Rat Queens are a bunch of monster hunting booze loving killers for hire, the team includes Hannah the rockabilly Elf, Dee who is an atheist human cleric, Betty who is a hobbit and a thief and Violet the Dwarf fighter. Having read the first two issues of this i can say that the second issue is especially good, the characters are easily identifiable with straight from the word go and i can see that after Peter Panzerfaust that Kurtis Wiebe could have another massive hit on his hands.
Todd The Ugliest Kid On Earth
On its release this book earned some rave reviews from the online comic book reviewers and deservedly so, the book is well written and hilarious. It has recently been announced that an animated series based on the book is soon to be released and will be aired on either Disney XD or Adult Swim, since this news has been released the book has shot up in value so get in now before the series is released and it goes up some more!
Captain Marvel # 17
Not a comic book i enjoy or would normally recommend however in this months issue something interesting happens in the final pages that may be worth noting for investment purposes. At the end of this months issue we see a young Asian girl from the neck down posing in front of the mirror, if the rumours are correct this young lady is to become the new Ms Marvel and thus the first female Muslim super hero. Its possible that this issue may become an important issue in the future so i would recommend purchasing this issue while it is still at cover price and issue #18 when it is released as it should be the first full appearance of this new character.
Afterlife With Archie #1
It was great to see Archie comics score a massive hit with this comic. Released just in time for Halloween, Afterlife With Archie # 1 tells the gory tale of how Archie's pal Jughead gets turned into a zombie after getting bitten by his faithful hound Hot Dog after Hot Dog had been brought back from the dead by Sabrina The Teenage Witch! Told in a more adult style than many would normally associate with the Archie comic books this book seems to have captured the imagination of readers who wouldn't normally read Archie. There are various variant covers available for issue # 1, i especially like the saucy "Betty " cover.
Superior Spider-man
Although this book has been out a while now i have noticed it is slowly gaining some momentum in terms of value , so it may be worth buying a couple of copies now before it rises anymore. Whenever J.Scott.Campbell releases a variant they always seem to be popular with comic book fans, his variant cover for Superior Spider-man # 20 featuring the Black Cat on a white background seems to have become an instant hit with high grade copies demanding quite a premium.
Other Books Worth Speculating On
Here are some books to look out for that have just been released or will be released within the next couple of weeks.
Manifest Destiny
Voices In The Dark
Clone - TV show on the way
Harley Quinn # 0
More Comic Book Stuff
- A Brief History Of Wonder Woman
Comic Books Greatest Female Hero, Amazonian Warrior, Female Icon and member of the Justice League of America.
The self titled greatest comic book in the world, the book that changed Marvels fortunes and set a precedent for the style of Marvel comic books to come, another product of the minds of Lee and Kirby.


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From the press release:
Satisfying and soulful. Raw and raunchy. Inspiring, tantalizing and scandalous. Dripping with sensuality. Toronto rock soul songtress Saidah Baba Talibah's – who's been described as Living Color-meets-Erykah Badu – debut LP is more than just an album: it's an experience. The suggestive, choose-your-own-adventure parentheses around the 'S' in the album's title are indicative not only of the album's lyrical content, but of Saidah as an artist and as a person.
We couldn't have said it any better.
"Experience" Saidah's new video for the single "(S)Cream", directed by Maya and Shevan Bastian.
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happy birthday, nick3:44 AM
This post is a little over due, but Nick's birthday was last Sunday and he turned 29! We celebrated in Houston with Nick's parents and brother's family. We had a great time relaxing and hanging out with G-Ma (which now sounds more like Jam-Maw) and Paw Paw. Luke spent most of the weekend going pee-pee outside in the grass, a new little trick he learned on the road trip down, but I am happy to report we are back to going pee-pee in the big potty and have only had a couple of toddler fits to go back outside and "put out the fire".
When we got back in town, we celebrated again with Uncle Kent at Macaroni Grill and then Sheridan's for ice cream afterward. And then on Wednesday we celebrated yet again as a family and I made a yummy Orange and Nut Coffee Cake (thanks Paula Dean) and gave Daddy his gift from the kids. I am taking him out on a date next Friday night and my mom is watching the kids. I am gearing up to pump enough bottles so that we can enjoy a LONG evening out on the town.
So, happy birthday, Sweetie! I love you!
Here is a shot of that awesome coffee cake. I'm no cook, but I have to admit this was pretty darn good. It's filled with cream cheese and topped with pecans and melted butter!
And here is Nick with the kids.
And another shot with a little more attitude from Luke.


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Health and Community Services
April 11, 2017
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services.
Minister Recognizes 60th Anniversary of Daffodil Month
Mr. Speaker, this April marks the 60th anniversary of the Canadian Cancer Society's Daffodil Month.
On Wednesday, April 5, I had the pleasure of attending this year's launch of Daffodil Month at Daffodil Place in St. John's. Since it opened in July 2009, Daffodil Place has been a home away from home for more than 4,500 people from communities throughout our province.
For decades, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have supported the Daffodil campaign by making a donation, buying a daffodil pin or flowers, and contributing to research and support. Mr. Speaker, this anniversary not only illustrates a long history of supporting those in our communities with cancer, but it also illustrates the giving nature of the many dedicated volunteers in our communities.
Last week, I had the honour of meeting Margot Reid, the longest-serving volunteer with the Canadian Cancer Society in the country, and was pleased to join in the celebration of her volunteer efforts. Ms. Reid has volunteered for 66 years, having brought the Daffodil campaign to Newfoundland and Labrador six decades ago. She has been selling flowers every spring since.
Mr. Speaker, I ask the House to join me today in remembering those in our community who benefit from the Daffodil campaign, and to offer our sincere gratitude to volunteers, like Ms. Reid, who give so generously of their time for others.
Thank you.
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A lot of people have their own thoughts about how and when online gaming is going to be legalised and regulated in the US, but when John Paulsen gets involved, it's time to sit up and take notice. This after all is a man who made $20 billion betting against sub-prime mortgages a couple of years ago and whose hedge fund, Paulson & Co, has now taken a 9.9% equity stake in Harrah's with a $351m investment. Get ready for lift off… Read more.
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St. Patrick's Day - the holiday of spring Ireland
St. Patrick's Day is the annual national Irish festival, which is held in honor of the famous patron of this country. According to legend, it was he who brought Christianity to the country, eradicating paganism, and he also drove snakes from the island. For the Irish, this is a fun, colorful, spring holiday.
When is St. Patrick's Day celebrated? It occurs in the early spring, March 17, when young leaves and grass are especially fresh and green. Although originally this holiday was celebrated only in Ireland, now the tradition is spread all over the world.
A famous joke says: "On this day everyone who wants can become an Irishman." What are the customs of this holiday?
Although it is believed that the Christianization of Ireland was conducted by Saint Patrick, there are signs that this religion existed there before him. Moreover, some scholars generally tend to believe that Saint Patrick is nothing more than a character of legends. It is well known that in 373 AD a boy named Mavin Sukkat was born in Britain. He was very far from Christianity, but at the age of sixteen he was taken into slavery and taken to Ireland. It was in conditions of heavy bondage that he came to religion, and a new faith helped him to survive.
When at last he managed to free himself, he went to Gaul, where he became a minister of the church and was named Patrick. Then he returned to his native country as a missionary, preaching Christianity.
Despite the fact that, logically, St. Patrick's Day is closely associated with Christianity, this holiday is an intertwining of both pagan and Christian traditions. To venerate the deeds of the saint, for example, you can include climbing Mount Cro-Patrick, on which, according to legend, the saint drove out all the snakes from the country.
Another tribute to Christianity is the decoration of houses and clothes with a green shamrock, which symbolizes the cross.To folk traditions is that on St. Patrick's Day you need to drink at least a glass of alcohol in an Irish pub, and before that you need to put a trefoil leaf in it. This is called "drain the trefoil." After this, it is necessary to take out a sheet of wine and throw it over your left shoulder.
The traditional color of clothes on this day is green. It symbolizes Ireland, spring and shamrock. In general, the Irish are guided by the rule: the more green - the better! And in Chicago, even the river is painted every year in green!
On St. Patrick's Day in Ireland and around the world, mass parades are held in extravagant costumes, in which famous brass bands with bagpipes take part.In addition to all this, the invariable image of the holiday is leprechauns - mythical characters, each of which, according to legend, has a bag of gold. But if the gold gets into the wrong hands, then it dissolves in the air, so there is no reason to ask or take away from the leprechauns. In honor of funny characters, holiday participants always wear high green cylinders.
Although St. Patrick's Day falls on Lent, the Irish are full of meat dishes, while not violating the restrictions. How is this possible? This is another holiday magic. According to the Catholic tradition, fish is considered to be a lean dish, so it was believed that St. Patrick makes fish, which is put in a pan this day. So people are happy, and fasting is not broken.
The traditional dish used to be cabbage with bacon, but later it was replaced by salted meat, which was brought to the Irish cuisine by American immigrants.
Another characteristic feature is that almost all the festive dishes on this day, even sweet, are added ... beer!
It's impossible to miss St. Patrick's Day. If you left in the spring on the street, and everything around is green, the river pours beer and loud bagpipes sound - do not doubt, it's the favorite holiday of all Irishmen!


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Penistone Friends of the Earth have told the government that their Pollinator Strategy for England needs strengthening. The group has been working to improve the Penistone area for bees and other wildlife over the past few years and feel that the government should be doing their bit too.
In the Response by Penistone Friends of the Earth to the National Pollinator Strategy Consultation, the group warmly welcomed it, but argued that the strategy could be improved. They think that the report is right to state the importance of bees in pollinating plants and so providing food for people. However, they believe that bees should not only be looked after because they help people, but that nature has a huge value of its own. Bees are not only important for people's food, but also are a vital part of the food chain for other wildlife including birds, insects and mammals.
Penistone Friends of the Earth have also said that the government should be aiming for much higher numbers of bees than they are – bees have been in decline since World War II. There should be better pesticide testing and more help for farmers and gardeners to create bee-friendly areas.
In the past two years, Friends of the Earth have worked with local communities to create new wildflower areas for bees, butterflies and other insects. Recently the group created a new area of bluebells in Penistone Cemetery by transplanting bulbs from mown areas. In 2013, two new meadows were established in Thurlstone Road Park in collaboration with Barnsley MBC and a third at St Saviour's Church in Thurlstone. In addition, wildflowers have been planted in Oxspring, Green Moor and Thurlstone. Another recommendation the group made to the government is that help should be provided to local councils on managing verges, parks and cemetaries. This would mean more wildflower areas like the ones in Penistone, around the country.
Pete Riley from Penistone Friends of the Earth commented:
"The Government's pollinator strategy is a very positive step towards ensuring that insect pollinators can survive and flourish. However, it needs to be strengthened to ensure that bee numbers increase and survive through the creation of wildflower areas and protection from toxic chemicals , parasites and disease. Education and investment is needed so that towns and the countryside become more pollinator friendly".
The group will be holding their second "Bee Safari" starting from the skateboard ramps on the Show Ground by Trans Pennine Trail on Sunday 11th May at 2pm. The walk will take a couple of hours and end back at the skatepark.
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Finally got a few shots around the place yesterday. It has been hot and steamy here lately. We have had a late afternoon or evening shower for 2 days now and looks like it will continue today. Just makes it steamier. But so good for the garden.
Our tomatoes and peppers are in buckets and bins and really growing. None are ripe yet but will be in a week or so.
Our blueberries are beginning to ripen.
Our asparagus is now ferny plants. It makes them healthier for next spring's picking season. Cutting the plum tree beside them was a good thing as the asparagus was being shaded and sapped too much but the tree.
Our fig tree has come back as a bush. They had weakened so from 2 winters of long periods of freezing temps. They can usually do ok with a day or 2 but when you have 2 or 3 solid weeks of freeze then they take longer to pull out of it in the spring. So we decided to cut them back to the ground and now it is a nice healthy bush. We won't have figs this year but maybe next.


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Memorials/DonationsAnimal Sanctuary of Jefferson CountyObituaryAlbert Ronald Eugene Hewett, 86, of DeSoto entered into eternal rest on Friday, November 6, 2015 at the Villa's. Mr. Hewett was a service operator for an aluminum company. He enjoyed fishing. He served during World War II in the US Navy and had served on the battleship USS Missouri. Born in East St. Louis, Illinois on November 25, 1928 to the late Archie I. and Nellie M. (Nee Miller) Hewett. Mr. Hewett was preceded in death by both of his wives, Shirley Hewett and Irma Hewett. Surviving family members are his sons: Roy Hewett of Illinois and Scott (wife, Terry) Hewett of Barnhart, MO; two grandchildren: Geoff and Allison Hewett. Arrangements are private.
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Posts tagged CES
How Not to do a Live Stream
Jan 7th
Like many others yesterday, I eagerly awaited the Microsoft CES keynote and the chance to see Steve Ballmer once again have a Developers Developers Developers moment on stage. Although it was initially marred by a power outage which delayed the conference some 20 minutes and damaged a Media Center TV and an ASUS eeeTV demo, what really made me pull the plug was what Microsoft did to the live stream itself.
Initially it was plagued with audio problems. The stream started too quiet, then suddenly lost the left channel, then the left channel came back but killed the right channel. At one point I'm certain there was some sort of loop in a volume normalization system, as gain increased continually for at least an entire minute. Of course, these issues are technical and completely understandable given the fact that nearly everything needed to be restarted after the power outage.
So imagine my disgust, and the disgust of others, when during the Microsoft Xbox 360 part of the keynote, the following comes up right as they prepare to show the Halo Reach trailer:
Absolutely incredible, censoring a live keynote because of IP concerns from the very company throwing the keynote. Even better, apparently the Xbox team wasn't made aware that there was any problem at all with what was going to be shown:
Sorry that had to black that out….I did not know :(t -Major Nelson
Even more strange, the content that was shown wasn't new, in spite of the fact that the announcer lead-up to the video made it sound like it was going to be. It was nothing more than the Halo Reach trailer released over a month ago.
It's a video…not a #haloreach demo. -Major Nelson
Why then did this content merit censoring the live stream for nearly 3 minutes? Is Microsoft not comfortable with using the public spectacle and attention that is CES to promote its own products and games? Is it honestly concerned that showing a trailer for a game in a live video stream constitutes some sort of breach in IP? What?
That, by itself wouldn't be noteworthy, it was what followed that really iced the proverbial cake for the Keynote.
Yes. They did it again. If you're so inclined, the video is here for everyone to view, now that we've been all made feel like children.
There is seriously so much wrong with doing something like this to the thousands of people watching the live stream that aren't at CES but are still interested, that I don't even know where to begin. In fact, I don't even have to, because so much of that is obvious. But not, apparently, to Microsoft. Shortly after was when I stopped watching.
Nice of Microsoft to leave end-user-facing employees that work and try hard like Major Nelson to pick up all the pieces:
Reagarding[sic] the Reach blackout on the stream…..I am going to talk to some folks about that #notcool -Major Nelson
Ok, I need to take a walk and have a little chat with some folks. -Major Nelson
Fast Forward to Today
Imagine how shocked I was today, when during Paul Otellini's Intel CES keynote the following popped up on the livecast:
I'm still not entirely certain whether, once again, the stream had been interrupted due to intellectual property concerns, DRM, or simply because they didn't want to show more 3D parallax (despite having done so just minutes before).
Whatever the case, this seriously needs to stop.
The Challenge of Marketing 3D
Jan 7th
Although I couldn't make it to CES this year, I have been following it pretty closely through reading liveblogs, news items, press releases, and unsurprisingly live webcasts. Unsurprisingly, probably the main highlight of the conference this year is popularization of 3D media. Displays, cameras, movies, and all the compute power to render, edit, and distribute it.
What's become immediately obvious, however, are the challenges that this new format will face before becoming widespread. The most glaring of which, is how all the 3D I've been able to see so far is this:
No, not Bono or how content providers hope this will sell yet another copy of media we already have, or how 3D is somehow the end of movie piracy ( this time in a 3D format. Parallax.
Of course, parallax is fundamental to how 3D displays work; you present different images to each eye with the subject shifted proportional to how much depth should be perceived. The chief problem that I think adoption will face is that, ultimately, you need to see an example of 3D to become a fan of 3D. In essence, it's impossible to convey what 3D displays look and seem like (especially over print or 2D monitors) until you already have one.
Forget the primary hurdle to 3D, the glasses (unless you have a very special 3D monitor that doesn't require them because it uses voxels or a surface pattern to create the parallax). It seems to me like, already, you're going to have to go either see a 3D movie or find a very lucky friend who has a 3D monitor to make an educated decision about it yourself. And although it seems like the industry has already decided this is the next big trend, consumers must first be convinced it's the way to go.


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Picking Up From Bedworks
The Puritans chose it, and we just live here.
So before you come in to pick up, check the weather. Everything we offer comes boxed or plastic wrapped, but you don't!
It's no fun to get wet or slip on ice and snow if you have options. Check our wonderful Boston weather right here before picking up your furniture.
Have a car?
It's amazingly easy and fast to pick up your purchase! Bedworks' beds and futons come in easy-to-carry components. Nothing weighs more than 75 lbs. With our workshop's convenient side-door Green Street legal loading zone, we can load your purchase in five minutes. With any four-door car, our double and queen futon mattresses fit in the backseat.
Longer items like platform beds and futon frames fit in hatchbacks and lash down tight on car roofs. We supply the rope and tie it down. Our knot-expert woodworkers guarantee everything is secure. Assembling your furniture at home is easy. Everything bolts together in 30-40 mins, with only the allen wrench that we give you, a phillips-head screw driver and a good buddy.
Don't have a car?
We call a cab to our loading zone. We load your futon mattress in the back seat, you hop in the front seat, and you're home in minutes for just cab fare. This way, you can sleep on your futon tonight and never waste hours waiting for more delivery men who don't show up.
If you're getting a platform bed and futon frame set, we call a station-wagon cab. This stretch cab takes you and your furniture home for six dollars, plus standard cab fare.
Hundreds of Bedworks' customers can attest a cab is the fastest solution. You'll be home with your bed in minutes!
Have a friend with a car?
Call in a favor.
Or walk 20 feet and rent a Zipcar!
Zipcar's lot is right next door. Zipcar works great, especially if you need a car for other things too.
Live only a couple blocks away?
We can loan our hand truck, with your mattress and frame strapped tight. Wheel everything home in a jiffy!


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Petrus is a Bordeaux wine estate located in the Pomerol appellation near its eastern border to Saint-Émilion. An estate of limited size, it produces a limited production red wine almost entirely from Merlot grapes, on occasion with small amounts of Cabernet Franc, and produces no second wine. The estate belongs to the family of the Libourne wine merchant JP Moueix.
Although the wines of Pomerol have never been classified, Petrus is widely regarded as the outstanding wine of the appellation by consensus, and leads a duo of Pomerol estates of extreme prices, along with Le Pin, that in the modern era are consistently among the world's most expensive wines.
The vineyard of Petrus extends 11.4 hectares (28 acres) and is located on a plateau in the eastern portion of Pomerol. The grape variety distribution is 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc.
Located on top of a 20-hectare (49-acre) island mound, the Petrus boutonnière or buttonhole, the topsoil and the subsoil beneath Petrus' original vineyards consists of a high percentage of iron-rich clay termed crasse de fer, that differs from neighbouring vineyards where the soil is a mixture of gravel-sand or clay-sand. The 1969 land acquisition from Château Gazin does not sit on top of the buttonhole.
The average age of the vines exceed 45 years. The estate was among the first in Bordeaux to implement green-harvesting or éclaircissage as a way to lower crop yields and raise the quality of the remaining grapes. Grapes are hand harvested over two to three days, although the vineyard's small size permits harvesting to be completed in one day if necessary.
A severe pre-assemblage vat selection is carried out and certain parcels are rejected from theGrand Vin. In modern times, Petrus is almost exclusively a Merlot varietal wine, with the available Cabernet Franc only applied in infrequent vintages. The young wine is aged in new French oak for around two years. An average year might yield at most 2,500 cases (220 hl; 5,900 US gal).
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96+ Neal Martin
Tasted blind. The Petrus '06 is introverted on the nose, masculine with tobacco tinged black fruits, forest floor, baked black cherry and asphalt. The palate is very pure and harmonious, with succulent rounded tannins, black cherries, damson, a touch of tar and Moroccan spice. There is a sense of linearity and symmetry that is utterly beguiling, yet this in fieri Petrus has barely hatched from its shell. I suspect that this Petrus will be overlooked in favour of the '05, '08 or '09, but you need this to complete the set and it will be the dark horse. Tasted January 2010.
93+ Robert Parker
Currently closed and backward, this wine seems to share a more similar character to Trotanoy than in any recent vintages I recall. Powerful, structured, masculine, but a long-term proposition, this dark ruby/purple-colored wine displays notes of caramelized, sweet black cherries and wild berry fruit with plenty of spice, earth, and a hint of herbaceousness. The wine has very high tannins, impressive concentration, but that mouth-searing level of tannin. This is one Petrus that should probably be forgotten for at least 8-10 years and drunk over the following two to three decades. I always find it ironic that Petrus, which is virtually 100% Merlot, is more backward than the first growths of Medoc, which are Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated.
Price: £11,739.00