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Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game. Accessible Fitness & Active Lifestyle. PLOS ONE : accelerating the publication of peer-reviewed science. Qw-cheatsheet-print-zoom.jpg (660×728) Nerd Paradise : How to Write a 20 Page Research Paper in Under a Day. Posted on: 10 Cado 7:0 - 5.27.29 So you've procrastinated again.

Nerd Paradise : How to Write a 20 Page Research Paper in Under a Day

You told yourself you wouldn't do this 2 months ago when your professor assigned you this. But you procrastinated anyway. Shame on you. It's due in a few hours. Pick a Topic The more "legally-oriented" your topic is, the better. Make a list ...of every possible outcome that this issue could cause in...the near future...the far future...of every person that this topic affects....of any instances where this topic has come in the news....what you would do about this topic if you had the chance/power/enough-sugar...any little detail you can think ofThe important thing about this is to think of ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING, no matter how silly or far-fetched. Reorder everything Put your most obvious argument first. Then put weird off the wall stuff, regardless of importance. Dumfries and Galloway Libraries eBooks.

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Map of Metal. 20 obsolete English words that should make a comeback. Photo: Katherine Hodgson If we all start using them, these words can be resurrected.

20 obsolete English words that should make a comeback

DURING MY UNDERGRADUATE studies as a Linguistics major, one of the things that struck me most is the amazing fluidity of language. New words are created; older words go out of style. Words can change meaning over time, vowel sounds shift, consonants are lost or added and one word becomes another. Living languages refuse to be static. The following words have sadly disappeared from modern English, but it’s easy to see how they could be incorporated into everyday conversation. Words are from Erin McKean’s two-volume series: Weird and Wonderful Words and Totally Weird and Wonderful Words. Shite Food. Enquête 2014 sur Mozilla Firefox - Samedi, 12 Avril 2014 Question : 1 sur 4 De quel sexe êtes-vous ?

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25 Spectacular Movies You (Probably) Haven’t Seen

Searching for inspiration for his incomplete novel, Owen begins taking strolls around the city at night where he discovers an unexpected group of people. I wish I could be more specific, but it would ruin the surprise. Know that it is brilliant, witty and full of mystique. 92% on Rotten Tomatoes (RT). Let the Right One In The best vampire movie ever made in my opinion. Watch Let the Right One In for FREE on Amazon Instant Video The Man From Earth Holy &#%@ this film’s plot is fascinating! Garden State This is my absolute favorite film. 25 Spectacular Movies You (Probably) Haven’t Seen Pt. 2. Human Traffic Very unique comedy about the drug/club culture in the UK.

25 Spectacular Movies You (Probably) Haven’t Seen Pt. 2

Five friends ponder society, drug use and their own lives as they go about their usual weekend of snorting, smoking, popping, dancing and sex. The Matador Pierce Brosnan plays an assassin going through a mid-life crisis as he approached retirement. He’s like 007 on a spree of existential questioning. The Good, The Bad, And the Weird. BearFood: a daily list of awesome and/or neato links. Home. Damn You Auto Correct! - Funny iPhone Fails and Autocorrect Horror Stories. Geekologie - Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome. Poach And Horses. Alright, well, remember in the last post from all those months ago when I said I was working on another free game?

Poach And Horses

Well, that's still the case. And here's a trailer I made for it while messing around with VirtualDub, which will suffice as an announcement, I suppose. Maybe watch the video in a resolution larger than this blog's format will allow because it looks a bit shit otherwise.The game's called Poacher, as can be inferred, it's a Metroidvania-style platformer that's somewhat influenced by Cave Story amongst other games.

You play Derek Badger, unflappable Yorkshireman, who stumbles upon a strange underground kingdom and gets caught up in a conflict between two mysterious magical races. I'm making it in Game Maker because current generation technology frightens me. Den of Geek - Cult TV, Movies, Games & Comics Reviewed, Discussed & Appreciated.

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