Colossus Competition Solutions - Issue 139

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BIG Competition Solutions - Issue 230

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‘We Love Mums’ promo - WINNERS ANNOUNCED

COMPETITION CLOSED - WINNERS ANNOUNCED…

Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 YouPlay & Lovatts Mother’s Day promotion. If your name appears among our list of winners (click here), email your full name and postal address to Jessica Grundy, jessicag@lovattspublishing.com so we can arrange delivery of your prize. Congratulations to all and happy Mother’s Day!

Share your favourite Mother’s Day story for a chance to WIN a prize.

Post a comment below to enter COMMENT FUNCTION DISABLED - COMPETITION CLOSED What does Mother’s Day mean to you? How do you celebrate Mother’s Day? What’s the best/worst gift you’ve received (or given)?

All comments will be entered into a random prize draw. The first entry drawn will WIN a complete set of FIVE Dianne Blacklock novels in a nifty Lovatts/YouPlay tote bag (RRP $134.95). Twenty five runners up will each receive one copy of a Dianne Blacklock novel (RRP $22.95).

Competition Details

• The Promotion opens Thursday 3rd May 2012 at midday and closes on Thursday 10th May 2012 at midday (AEST).
• You can enter the competition by submitting your Mother’s Day memory/story in ONE of the following ways:
  1. By commenting on this blog
  2. By posting a comment to the Lovatts Facebook page or the YouPlay Facebook page
  3. By posting a comment on the Lovatts Twitter or YouPlay Twitter page (140 characters or less!)
  4. By posting a comment on the YouPlay website
• You can enter the competition more than once using the different entry channels; however, a maximum of ONE prize will be awarded to any individual.
• All entries will be placed into a random prize draw. The first entry drawn will receive a set of five Dianne Blacklock novels in a Lovatts YouPlay tote bag (RRP $134.95). The next 25 entries drawn will receive ONE Dianne Blacklock novel (RRP $22.95). All prize values are $AUD.
• Winners will be contacted directly and published on the YouPlay website, the Lovatts website, the YouPlay Twitter page, the Lovatts Twitter page, the YouPlay Facebook page and the Lovatts Facebook page. Permit Nos: NSW Permit No. LTPM/11/00838, ACT Permit No. TP 11/04043
• We reserve the right to remove any incomplete, indecipherable, illegible or illegal entries. The Judges’ decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into.

E-nigma Crossword 50 Winners - April 2012

Congratulations to the winners of the April E-nigma online crossword competition:

First prize - $100 Prize Cheque
Donna Rowlinson

Runner-up prizes – 2 x $50 Lovatts Gift Vouchers:
Nicole Bertolissi, Roy Simpson

Our prize manager will be in touch soon to arange dispatch.

Subscriber Draw Winners - March/April ‘12

Congratulations to these five lucky Lovatts puzzlers, winners of the March-April bi-monthly subscriber draw:

Mr Fred Seeber, Glen Waverley VIC; Mrs F A Tilly, Port Vincent SA; Mr John Jenkins, Cumberland Park SA; Ms Pauline Dolan, Crows Nest NSW; Corina Chow, Auckland NZ

Each will have his or her subscription outlay returned up to a maximum value of $150.

To join our long list of winners, simply take out any subscription on the Lovatts online store. Visit the Lovatts Australia online store | Visit Lovatts New Zealand online store

Hello - BIG May 2012

Mother’s Day is here again, a time to appreciate your mother or to put your feet up and be spoilt, if you are one.

Most mothers can remember the moment they first became a mother, that instant when a woman holds her first child in her arms and realises that her life will never be quite the same again.

And I’m no exception. I can clearly remember that moment 30 years ago, when Patrick arrived and turned me into a mother, followed closely by Dominic and then Kathleen.

Being a mother has its challenges - plenty of sleepless nights, pacing the floor soothing a sick child or worrying about a partying teenager, yet no mother would change a second of it.

In no time at all, so it seems, my three little children turned into adults and left home. You look back and wonder how you could ever have managed to do all you did, juggling the childcare, housework, career etc. It seems like a distant dream.

I dreaded the day when my children would move away and feared I’d miss them terribly, but luckily they’ve all come back and all live within walking distance.

James and I were making crosswords well before they were born, so they’ve grown up steeped in the puzzle world. They had years of listening to James and me calling out crossword clues and answers – our way of checking a crossword - so they became familiar with the nuances of the English language from an early age.

Before we could afford to have a mailroom, the competition entries were managed by the junior Lovatts. They had to open the envelopes carefully and sort the contents.

They’ve also had to put up with us discussing readers’ letters, dictionary anomalies, sales figures, staffing issues and a myriad other niggling details that crop up in a family business.

I always thought that a background like this would be more than enough to put them off working in the puzzling world, but it seems to have had the opposite effect.

They all work here at Lovatts, something I never dreamed they’d want to do. When James retired from running the business a few years ago, Patrick was the perfect choice to take over. He knew the business like a mother knows her baby (I’ll get in a Mother’s Day reference) and has made us both very proud.

Dominic has always been dabbling in web-based technologies. With the recent advent of social media he is now manager of all our social media platforms including our popular Facebook page facebook/lovatts (ever the marketing type, he insisted I include the link).

Kathleen, known as Kitty, is the baby of the family and works in Sales. Hers is one of the friendly voices our subscribers may hear when phoning in.

In next month’s BIG, we’re featuring photos of the new Mrs Lovatt, Patrick’s beautiful bride Sarah, as she walked down the aisle to marry Patrick earlier this year. Dominic was the best man and Kitty was a bridesmaid, so you’ll meet the whole family.

Wishing all mothers a very Happy Mother’s Day!

P.S. Don’t forget to check out our Mother’s Day promotion where you have the chance to win a collection of Dianne Blacklock novels. Click here to read more. Competition closes midday, May 10.

CHRISTINE’S HELLO appears every month in Christine’s BIG Crossword magazine. » More info here

Newsagents in Focus - Philip & Leoni Jenner

Philip & Leoni Jenner purchased Port Mall Newsagency in Port Adelaide over 15 years ago. In that time they have transformed the business into a modern newsagency with a diverse product range. Their children, Simon, Kate, Ashley and Cindy,as well as daughter-in-law Lucy have all worked in the business around their school and university commitments.

The loyal Port Mall Newsagency customers love the family-friendly business and although Philip and Leoni’s children have now moved on to their own careers, customers regularly enquire about them. Daughter Kate now has two of her own children who regularly visit Nana & Pa at the shop and help out by smiling at the regulars.

Philip & Leoni, now assisted by some terrific young employees who are very customer focused, were selected as finalists in the SA Newsagency of the Year awards in 2011. It was the 5th time Port Mall Newsagency had been a finalist. In 2006 they won best Retail Newsagent of the Year.

Mrs Lil Baker (pictured left) has been a loyal Port Mall Newsagency customer for over 15 years. She has her favourite Lovatts puzzle books put away ready for her to collect during her twice weekly visit. One of the things that makes Lil so special is that she has just turned 96.

She relies on her puzzle books to keep her mind active and to help pass the time of day. Lil always has a friendly smile and is always greeted warmly by all the Port Mall Newsagency team.

Port Mall Newsagency - Contact Details:
Shop 4, Port Mall Shopping Centre
176 St. Vincent St, Port Adelaide 5015
Phone: (08) 8447 2961; Fax: (08) 8447 2909
Email: contact@portmallnewsagency.com.au
Website: http://www.portmallnewsagency.com.au

Hello - BIG, April 2012

Readers often tell me that when they can’t solve a crossword clue, they sleep on it and hey presto! In the morning the answer suddenly springs out at them.

Writer John Steinbeck discusses this phenomenon “It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.”

Scientists have explored the question of why we need to sleep. Reptiles and fish have periods of inactivity but they don’t actually need to sleep, so why do we?

Apart from the fact that we need to rest and recuperate, sleep provides the perfect time for the body to repair and rejuvenate itself.

It’s been discovered in recent experiments that animals deprived entirely of sleep lose all immune function and die in a matter of weeks.

Sleep plays a critical role in brain development in infants and young children. Infants spend roughy 13 to 14 hours a day sleeping, and about half of that time is spent in REM sleep, the stage in which most dreams occur. A link between sleep and brain development is becoming clear in adults as well. This is seen in the effect that sleep and sleep deprivation have on people’s ability to learn and perform a variety of tasks.

Approximately one-third of your life is spent sleeping, and the length and quality of your sleep directly affects your daily performance, your mood, and your entire waking life. If you’re not getting enough hours of sleep, then you’re not living up to your full potential.

So although it may seem a waste of time spending eight hours in complete inactivity, the good news is that your brain is solving life’s problems, including that tricky crossword clue, while you slumber.

Happy Puzzz…ling!

CHRISTINE’S HELLO
appears every month in Christine’s BIG Crossword magazine. » More info here

E-nigma Online Crossword Winners for March ‘12

$100 Prize Cheque
Victoria Bell

Runner-Up Prizes - 2x $50 Lovatts Gift Vouchers:
Helen Prangnell, Jenny Scutt

Congratulations - our prize manager will be in touch soon to arrange delivery.

MEGA Competition Solutions - Issue 74

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