Archive for April, 2010
I was originally looking for a scale that would give an accurate reading. That means two things: 1) when I get on the scale, get off, and get back on again, I get the same number. 2) It gives me the same reading as the fancy scale at the gym. It does both of those. I don’t give it a 5 because I find it hard to “love” a scale and because it’s a little difficult to wake up. You’re supposed to tap on the glass with your foot to “wake up” the scale, but you often have to tap it a few times in a few different places or tap the side or slide it across the floor. That’s not really a hassle unless you’re trying to weigh yourself while your spouse is asleep — all the tapping and sliding sounds like an animal is loose in the house.
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A very charming novel by a bright author. I was worried about reading this because I can’t stand reading anything about animal abuse. But somehow Gruen writes so poignantly that I didn’t find myself cringing at the animal abuse as much as I did about the characters and the story. The ending isn’t as good of a redemption as I would have liked (you will find out what I’m talking about) but it’s good enough and such a pleasure all the way through. Especially if anyone has a Polish background it will be even more entertaining for you. I highly recommend this different book about old circuses, old folks and young, and those who like a romantic twist and of course, animals.
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I love this economical vacuum cleaner!! It has great suction and the bags last quite a while. I have used it now for many cleanings…at least 5-6 and the bag is not yet full. I have a 2 bdrm apartment and two cats….and live in a dusty part of the southwest…and it holds up great! ( It is new..but I am expecting it will last for quite some time) 
For the price it is a must for small areas (1100 sq feet), dorm rooms..etc. A must for college students who don’t have much cash!
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Book: Artemis Fowl
Author: Eoin Colfer
By: Marshall Cartwright
Would you like to be a criminal mastermind? Well by the time he was thirteen Artemis was. Artemis beat chess champion Evan Kashogi on an online chess tournament with a prize of over 140,000 pounds, he forged a lot paintings that sold all around the world for almost 1 million pounds each, and was involved with the goblins population increase. Artemis also stole a substantial amount of gold from the Lower Elements Police. They are the fairy people.
Artemis now rules the criminal empire from California to Berlin.
But Artemis does not know what he is dealing with when he captures a fairy captain from the Lower Elements police. Then Artemis must overcome many other things that could lead to the end of his life. In the book Artemis fights wars with fairies and triumphs with trolls. As the fairy captain trys to get out of Artemis’s cages and traps, the fairies do all they can to stop Artmis, including trying to blow him up with a bomb.
You will love this book! It is breath taking and it will be like watching a movie from the details Eoin Colfer gives. After every chapter comes a cliff hanger and after every page you read comes a feeling like the book is telling you to read on.
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Water for Elephants is an interesting text because it is not especially well written, the story is pure soap opera, and yet it is an enjoyable read that at times evokes a long gone era. I think it suffers from overly effusive praise and so many readers are bitterly disappointed once they get through it.
First, let’s look at the strengths of the novel. I enjoyed the evocations of circus and train life. Gruen clearly spent some time working on these descriptions of circus life and there are little Depression era details that were nice historical jewels for the reader to mine. Also effective was her characterization of old Jacob. His voice was witty and biting and he provided the most pleasure of any character in the text. Chapter nineteen of the novel is the saddest depiction of rest home life I have read in literature. A man is forgotten by his family, and the scene is heartbreaking.
Now to examine the reasons why this book is unsatisfying. First off the characters from the 1930s parts of the novel are some of the weakest characterizations I have seen in a book in a long time. They are stock characters at best, and the villains are the mustache twirling men from melodrama. It is hard to care about any of the characters because they are so transparently fake. Even more distracting then the weak characterization is the incredibly insipid (and modern sounding) dialogue Gruen puts in their mouths. She has such nice historical details in the setting of the text, why couldn’t she also use it in the dialogue?
Many readers have found the ending unsatisfying, and although it is ridiculous, it fits the novel so I won’t argue with it. The cloying depiction of animals is also a little beyond the pale, but again, I simply had to come to terms with the novel for what it is. It is popular fiction. It is a melodrama you will get caught up in. And for those purposes it is adequate. Don’t go into it expecting more than what it is capable of giving and you will be satisfied.
This Hoover is simply great.
It’s light, easy to use, and better than any of the bag-less vacuums I’ve tried.
We’ve got 2 dogs and one sheds more than a sheep. This vacuum makes quick work of dog hair and normal household dirt.
It’s easy to change the bags and the attachments are accessible and also easy to use.
So far, this Hoover has performed much better than the more-expensive bag-less units we’ve used.
Five stars all the way.
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It seems to provide a very deep cleaning action, I went over a section of carpet that appeared to be clean and it just kept pulling the dirt up……….Rotary scrubbers do a very good job
#1 Christian Bible History
He is basically saying we all are god. We are all part of each other. We are all interconnected.. no one better, no one worse. It is not crazy, it is a philosophical idea. Not a big deal. People who say it’s blasphemy are ignorant about this subject, because it is not a new concept. It’s one that just reiterates our connective-ness as human beings. Isn’t that what jesus would want for us anyway..lol. Oh wait, and allah and buddha and all of those wonderful leaders of our souls.
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