LDW Software Plants its First Seeds in the Windows Mobile Garden with Plant Tycoon Game
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (ContentDesk via MobilityNewswire) August 2, 2004 -- LDW Software, a top producer of real-time games and simulations for Palm OS devices, has ported its award-winning Plant Tycoon game to the Windows Mobile software for Pocket PCs platform. Plant Tycoon, the company's first product for Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs, has been hailed for its real-time game play?it continues to play even when the device is turned off?vibrant graphics, and addictive nature of the game-play. The game was the 2003 winner of "Simulation Game of the Year" by PDArcade."We are excited that LDW Software has chosen to extend Plant Tycoon to take advantage of the superior multimedia features of the Windows Mobile platform," said Karen Carter, group product manager for the Mobile and Embedded Devices Division at Microsoft Corp. "LDW Software has an excellent track record of producing challenging and interactive games with vibrant graphics?a formula for success on the Windows Mobile platform." Plant Tycoon sets players on a journey to create a virtual nursery of wildly diverse plants, cross-pollinating numerous varieties along the way to discovering the genetic codes for four magical plants. To finance the research necessary to pollinate and harvest the four magical plants, players must sell their discoveries along the way to earn the financial resources vital to acquiring special enhancements?such as exotic seeds, soil upgrades, radioactive plant food, and Insta-Grow fertilizer.
Unique among games for mobile devices is the "real-time" nature of growing a virtual plant nursery in Plant Tycoon. Unless a player pauses the game, plants will continue to grow and thrive, or whither and perhaps become bug infested?depending on how often the player monitors and nurtures the plants in the nursery."We are very excited to launch our first game for the Windows Mobile platform, not only introducing our games to an entirely new marketplace, but expanding our technical capabilities to develop new and exciting handheld games," said Arthur Humphrey, LDW Software's CEO. "We realize Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC users have high expectations, and Plant Tycoon is an excellent introduction to the type of games they should expect to see from us in the future. Plant Tycoon will really shine on this platform."About LDW SoftwareLDW Software is a Northern California based independent game development studio. The company specializes in handheld games that bend the definitions of existing genres and run in true real-time.
For more information, visit www.ldw.com.Product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners..
Love To Garden But Short On Money? Here?S 10 Money Saving Ideas.
A great perk of organic gardening is finding different ways to achieve the same or improved result.Many items that are normally binned can be of great use to the outdoor enthusiast. Here are ten ideas that won't cost you anything.1. Food leftovers: All leftover food is to be composted. Composting is becoming quite a thing to do, and special composting bins can be bought or even made quite easily. There are many different stories of what to do and each person will find the way that suits them. Keeping the temperature quite warm is the key to success.
If you need quick results then just keep chucking it on the top and then just pull some out of the bottom of the heap, then sieve it and the compost will be ready to use for seeds and small plants.2. Hedge cuttings: Instead of ordinary composting or burning it on the bonfire, see if you can get a hold of an electric garden muncher.This takes branches of up to one inch thick and you just put them into a hole in the machine and it munches...
Love To Garden But Short On Money? Here?S 10 Money Saving Ideas.
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Sail Boat Covers
It is not only important to be a proud owner of a sailboat. If you have one, you also need to protect it from the harmful effects of weathering and corrosion. The damage to your boat can be a result of many factors combined together.
Leave your boat uncovered and especially when not in use, you will find rodents like mice or also birds for the matter build their nests in it.
So, your precious wire coating, seats etc., may in due course of time, become the building material for nests of sparrows.
If it is not the rodents, it will be the ultraviolet emissions, which will make hay while the sun shines. At the receiving end will of course be the fiberglass of your sailboat, because in case of UV emissions it takes the worst beating. This is because the rays damage the get coat finish of the fiberglass.
Even if the boat is camped away from the sunlight, nature can still play havoc with it. Dirt and dust, twigs will all harm your boat...
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Trendy New Eatery Challenges Customers to "Show Me the Mustard!" Tayste Turns National Mustard Day Into Month-Long Celebration
Thornwood, NY (ContentDesk) August 7, 2006 -- Eric Rosenbaum, owner of Mamaroneck Avenues most delicious new eatery, believes that condiments are not simply accoutrement; they are a way of life. Tayste (www.tasyte.com), Rosenbaums dream, came to fruition as a funky eatery which not only has a delicious and varied menu, but also specializes in condiments. Tayste has over 50 different kinds of mustard and ketchup, making it the largest collection of condiments in Westchester. To this end, Rosenbaum is challenging the public: A free hot dog awaits anyone who brings in a brand or variation of mustard that Tayste doesnt already carry! Needless to say, Rosenbaum takes his condiments very seriously, so National Mustard Day is not something that Tayste takes lightly.Some of Taystes more exotic mustards include fruit-based mustards like cranberry mustard and raspberry mustard, which are great with turkey burgers and...
Trendy New Eatery Challenges Customers to "Show Me the Mustard!" Tayste Turns National Mustard Day Into Month-Long Celebration
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How to Raise House Plants from Seeds Easily
(ContentDesk) June 9, 2005 -- The principal house plants which are easy to raise by sowing seeds are Aloe (succulent plant), Asparagus species, Begonia semper-florensundB. rex, cacti (many kinds), Clivia, Cyclamen, Eucalyptus, Fuchsia (varieties), Grevillea robusta, Opuntia, Passijiora, Phoenix (palm), Primula malacoides and P. obconica, Ricinus, Rochea (succulent plant), Saintpaulia (hybrids) and Solatium capsicastrum.The most suitable compostIt is best to sterilise the compost, and it should therefore be heated in a sterilising apparatus for 10 minutes at a temperature of 18o? F. After this partial sterilisation, the compost must be spread out on a bench to cool before use.Watering a seed pan by partial immersionA simple method of sterilising the compost is to water it with Cheshunt Compound steriliser. This chemical can be obtained from any seed store.
It consists of a powder which, when dissolved in water, is sprinkled over the compost before or after the seeds have been sown....
How to Raise House Plants from Seeds Easily
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Six Smoothie Recipes for Constipation and Acne Relief
I recommend drinking a morning smoothie if you have constipation or if you have skin problems like acne.
Drinking a high fiber smoothie relieves and prevents constipation.
It will also provide the nutrients that are necessary for having or keeping a nice clean and smooth skin.
So, here are the six smoothie recipes you can blend.
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Apple Smoothie
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Apple-Barley Smoothie
? Apricot Smoothie
? Peach-Rice Dream Smoothie
? Pineapple Smoothie
? Strawberry Smoothie
Apple Smoothie
Mix in the blender the following.
1-2 small apples cut into wedges
1 banana
1 cup 50:50 rice dream: almond milk
? cup or less of raisins soaked overnight
1-teaspoon honey
1-2 cubes of ice
1-teaspoon lecithin granules
2 tablespoons...
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