IPhone 3G used's review (Me As A Critic) 『This movie I could watch over and over....Frank McCourt's novel was so moving, I had to see this film. It is was of the best films ever!!!』
(Transcending Poverty in Ireland) 『Frank and Malachy McCourt as children were living in poverty with their parents in New York, such destitution that the family was forced to return to poverty-stricken Ireland in order to survive. They were one of the few Irish families that viewed the Statue of Liberty on their way out of the harbor instead of coming in. Their father was a good man with serious flaws. He was unable to find work, and whenever he got some extra money, he spent it on booze rather than on his family. He was not an abusive drunk, but a pernicious one nevertheless. The mother was strangely passive at times. They lived in gray, dreary Limerick where it seemed always to be raining, and a pool of water sat in the downstairs of their house. The two brothers somehow thrived despite the gloomy life. Seeing them running through puddles, splashing each other, remaining somehow buoyant, helps to save the movie. Frank's confessions to various priests are priceless humor. In many ways this is a grim, sad story, but bursts of humor, great acting, and occasional evidences of humanity and generosity save it from descending into a completely depressing movie. Frank's days at school with the Catholic brothers are fascinating. The teachers rail against the British who dominated Ireland for so long. It is a story of transcendence over poverty. Based on Frank's book, it spares nothing as it shows the struggles he had to go through in life. The family faced deaths, debts, and a society that had little use for a family that had failed and returned from the city where the streets were paved with gold. The movie is made richer by those who have read the book. Nine Lives Too Many The Daemon in Our Dreams The Rice Queen Spy Clawed Back from the Dead』
(angela's ashes) 『this is a book that you do not want to keep returning to the library, get one of your own, it is that great!!! also "tis"by the same author: frank mc court. but be wary, you may book a flight to limeric, ireland!』
('Tis Magnificent!) 『Frank McCourt has a way with words! His memoir of growing up poor in Ireland, with a drunk for a father and lazy, shiftless mother is written without malice. He and his brothers are left to their own devices to keep themselves fed, warm and clothed when Frank, the oldest is not even four years old. They live in a house where the main floor floods every year and they have to wade through the sewage to live in the remaining room upstairs until the water recedes. They grow so cold that they resort to tearing the walls apart for firewood. And yet his mother needs her cigarettes and his father needs his drink.
Frank's tenacity and humor in the midst of such misery is his salvation. And it is what makes this memoir so poignant. His own parents and grandparents, neighbors and the Catholic church leave Frank and his brothers to their own devices for survival. And they survive! And go to America. And it's a true story.』
(arguably one of the most depressing and bleak movies I have ever seen) 『This movie is worth watching once. I had not read the book, so I had no idea what to expect. It is arguably one of the most depressing and bleak movies I have ever seen. Poverty is rampant in this movie and I dont think it ever stopped raining through the movie. It didnt escape me that the only speck of noticeable color in the movie is Angelas coat. The acting is magnificent and the sets were very well done and believable.』 『Paramount』 『Because Frank McCourt's bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning memoirAngela's Asheswas dearly embraced by millions of readers, it was perhaps inevitable that Alan Parker's film version would prove somewhat disappointing. McCourt's book is blessed with subtleties of language and detailed observation that do not easily lend themselves to screen interpretation, and Parker's film suffers from an overly literal, reverently somber approach that lacks the cumulative emotions of McCourt's account of impoverished youth in Ireland. And where McCourt was able to leaven his family's suffering with tenacious humor and fighting Irish spirit, Parker's film provides precious little uplift in the course of 145 minutes.
The film is by no means an artistic failure. While admirably avoiding sentiment, Parker is nearly peerless in his direction of children, and the three actors playing Frank at ages 7, 11, and 15 are uniformly superb. As photographed by Michael Seresin, the re-created lanes of Limerick, Ireland are almost painfully authentic in the cold, gray dampness that permeates nearly every scene. (This is surely one of the wettest films ever made.) As the McCourt parents--chronically depressed Angela and recklessly drunken Malachy--Emily Watson and Robert Carlyle successfully bypass the pitfalls of melodrama in a film that could have wallowed in bathos. And while Parker's anecdotal approach falls short in conveying the fullness of McCourt's experience (the director fared better with the Irish rockers ofThe Commitments),Angela's Ashescaptures a specific time and place with vivid force, remaining loyal to the spirit of Frank McCourt's beloved tale of survival.--Jeff Shannon』
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In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served. 『Magellan Meridian Series GPS DVDThis DVD features and covers 4 separate training programs for each Meridian unit - the Meridian the Meridian Marine the Meridian Gold and the Meridian Platinum. Getting started with your Meridian unit has never been easier!Magellans premier line of rugged GPS handheld receivers were designed for the serious navigators and take you where you want to go and back again with the push of a button.This step-by-step DVD guide walks you through the key features of the Magellan Meridian GPS series for the Merdian Meridian Marine Gold and Platinum units. Learn everything you need to know to begin using your new satellite navigators from installing the batteries and projecting waypoints to mapping fishing areas and setting up routes.Menu Topics include:Introduction to GPSBattery installationPosition&DatumSaving&Identifying WaypointsNavigation Principles and termsNavigating to WaypointsForming&Following RoutesEditing Waypoints and RoutesSaving TracksCustomizing the Navigator120 min.Product : BENNETT DVD MAGELLAN MERIDIAN GOLD MARINE PLATINUM Manufacturer : BENNETT VIDEO Manufacturer Part No : N5045DVD』 fetish『 Ideazon MERC Gaming Keyboard 』
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IPhone 3G used's review (Excellent gaming board!!!) 『The Merc is absolutely the best for 1st person shooters. The movement keys on the left are perfectly positioned to give you precise control and flexibility to maximize your skills. I especially like the full QWERTY keyboard - it is much easier to type "in-game". The older Z Board had a disjointed QWERTY interface which was hard to use for game chat.』
(Awesome gaming keyboard) 『This will be the second Merc keyboard I bought. I liked the the first one so much I ordered another for our 2nd computer. Makes a big difference playing WoW in how fast you can respond to things in game.』
(Gaming keyboard that is useful) 『There are many so-called gaming keyboards on the market. Most of the gaming keyboards that I have used in the past fail to be anymore useful to gaming than a standard keyboard. Then there are specialized gaming keypads which are not useful in anything other than games.
The MERC is different in respect that it is actually useful in gaming, while still being useful for everyday use. Many other gaming keyboards provide programmable keys that are not usually located in a convenient location. As a result, I never found myself using any programmable keys on another gaming keyboard. However, the MERC has a gaming key layout that I WANT to use because it is such an improvement over the traditional WASD+QE setup.
The layout of the keyboard places the gaming keys to the left of a standard keyboard area, with a modified number pad to the right. The cursor keys have been integrated into the number pad which takes some getting used to. The area between the number pad and alpha keys which is traditionally reserved for cursors, home, end, prnt scrn, etc., has been omitted, with those keys relocated to other areas. Additionally, there are audio controls across the top left above the gaming pad.
The MERC software is fairly easy to use and contains pre-defined profiles for the most popular game titles. Additionally, new profiles may be downloaded via the software utility. I was pleasantly surprised to find a new profile for The Witcher when I checked today. You can also define your own profiles for the MERC keypad.
I have owned the keyboard for about about 6 months now and have used this keyboard extensively with Vanguard SOH, Oblivion, WoW, COD1,2,4, Battlefield 2, The Witcher, and Crysis. The key placement of the gaming keypad is exactly the same as standard WASD keys, but the keys themselves are slightly larger.
My only complaint is lack of illuminated keys... but there is the MERC Stealth which has this feature.
PROS:
* Easy transition from WASD to new gaming keypad. * Still useful for everyday work. * Highly configurable * Presets for most popular games.
CONS:
* Touch of keys is not really an improvement over a standard $20 keyboard. * Slightly larger than a standard keyboard. * Keys are not illuminated * Some standard keys have been relocated - get ready to hunt for PRT SCN, HOME, END, and PG UP/DOWN.
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(Love it but bought it to soon.) 『I love this keyboard. I spilled some carbonated beverage on my last one making it unusable so I decided it was time to get a nice gaming keyboard and did some research online and came across this keyboard.
At first I thought the side pad was just something that was there but not necessarily functional. I couldn't be more wrong, from the minute I set up the keyboard and installed the Vista/XP drivers, I dual boot, I realized how much of a god send this keyboard was.
The keys have just enough resistance to give you confirmation that they have been pushed but are soft enough that it doesn't make to much noise. The gamerpad, as I like to call it, on the left is really well done. On the top left of the keyboard you will see an oval button with a Z on it. You can either hit that button or on the taskbar hit the green Z and it opens a mod manager. These mods are used to set up the game to use the keys on the gamerpad. By default it supports a ton of games, you can also make a custom mod for any game you want. You then select the .exe the game uses to run and walla, when that .exe is active the keyboard will use that layout. If you alt tab out of the game or whatever it will also set the mod back to default.
Once again, using these mods you can customize any key on the keyboard besides the I, II and III keys, also maybe the multimedia keys, I haven't tried it yet because I use Windows Media Player.
The complaint I hear most about this board is the numpad and yes it is a pain to use at first. In case you didn't know they merged the numpad and the keys above the arrow keys (home, delete, page up, exc) together. You toggle between the numpad and those keys by enabling/disabling the Num Lock. At first it is annoying if you are used to using the numpad but unless you are horrible with adjusting it shouldn't take that long to learn. It took me about a week to remember to hit num lock, hit the key I wanted to use and then hit num lock again. By default I have num lock enabled.
So long story short, if you are a gamer you might want to invest in this keyboard but you are a casual gamer you might want to look for something a bit older, something like and IBM board.
I marked this down from 5 to 4 simply because it takes a little bit to get use to, its kind of big but I like it fattier then most keyboards, and I bought it like a week before the stealth came out. The stealth is this same keybaord but with a backlight of purple, red or blue.』
(didn't work as expected) 『Although the mechanics of this keyboard are quite good for the money -- it has two main drawbacks -- the specialized gaming keys can be hard to adjust to manually -- and for me -- the reason I bought it was to implement keyboard macros in a game.
I could never get this feature to work despite spending hours putzing around with it and following suggestions on the help site.
I suspect this is a common problem from the suggestions posted there.
I returned it -- the return policy was friendly and those wishing to give it a try probably should not be deterred by my experience.』 『With its dedicated gaming terrain, superior feel and sleek ergonomic design, the MERC Gaming Keyboard brings you the ultimate in performance for all types of game-play..』
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『Caillou Alphabet - Join Caillou and his friends as they teach your child preschool alphabet skills. Entertaining activities provide hours of fun and learning, and they're different each time you play! Features: Audio instructions - no reading necessary, Designed by educators, Original voices from the Caillou series, Original animation, 26 activities. Caillou Colors&Shapes - Join Caillou and his friends as they teach your child about colors and shapes. Skills: Color identification, Shape identification, Color association, Shape association, Sorting. Features: Audio instructions ... no reading necessary, Designed by educators, Original voices from the Caillou series, Original animation, 24 activities. Caillou Counting - Join Caillou and his friends as they teach your child preschool counting skills. Skills: Number identification, Sequencing, Numerical order, Numerical relationships. Features: Audio instructions ... no reading necessary, Designed by educators, Original voices from the Caillou series, Original animation, 25 activities. Caillou Thinking Skills - Join Caillou and his friends as they teach your child preschool thinking skills. Skills: Sorting&Ordering, Same&Different, Associations, Prediction, Memory&Logic Skills. Features: Audio instructions ... no reading necessary, Designed by educators, Original voices from the Caillou series, Original animation, 25 activities.』
IPhone 3G used's review (Sypder Tv Pro) 『Well, I bought this product in the hopes that it would accurately fix the colors on my sony bravia lcd and it did not. With the cost of this product, I would have not have purchased this if I knew how in accurate it would be. I instead purchased the pantone display lt, much better calibrator, and the picture looks stunning.』
(A professional color calibration tool) 『This edition of the color calibration hardware and software is very professional - a fact that is reflected in the price tag. However, the difference between the uncalibrated and calibrated states on a television is very noticeable. The kit includes the colorimeter (color measurement device) with a USB connection. The assumption here is that a laptop or nearby desktop is available to calibrate the televisions. The software makes calibration extremely easy. It allows the user to select which color and picture controls the TV allows them to use (not all televisions present the same controls, and even then, they often have different names) and modifies its process accordingly. Calibration takes approximately 30-45 minutes, but the results are undeniably an improvement. The kit comes in a sturdy plastic case with foam cutouts for the hardware and software (much like a Stargate SG-1 case for an alien device :-) ). While expensive, the software and hardware can be used on nearly anything that displays a picture - TVs of any kind and computer monitors - without limit. The one caveat is that, for LCD and other TVs or monitors with "delicate" screens, the suction cup provided to stick the colorimeter to the device requires a good deal of force. In fact, the force required is more than I am comfortable with applying to any display I have, except CRTs. As such, calibration requires one to either hold the colorimeter to the TV for each measurement (not really a problem), or buy the tripod for the device. This is the only downside. This device is definitely of professional quality and is a must for any home theater enthusiast or the perfectionist in your household. It might even be possible to recover the cost of the unit by becoming a calibration technician... :-)』
(Somewhat Disappointing) 『Unit gives inconsistant results especially with front projection sets. Spyder also requires room to be as dark as possible in order to make adjustments. This is not always practical. The tripod mount fits too loose on Spyder and easily falls off. I think this is a good beginning to a potentially fine product, but not yet ready for prime time.』 『Package Includes:Spyder2 USB sensor, software CD and DVD, LCD/Plasma viewing filter, suction-cupholder, tripod latch, storage bag The industry's first all-in-one display calibration package, SpyderTV PRO provides advanced tools for BOTH home theater display and computer monitor calibration at a remarkable price. Designed for home theater installers, , IT Personnel, Pro AV Specialists and, high-end enthusiasts. Datacolor SpyderTV PRO is an easy-to-use software/hardware solution for optimizing any Display for a better viewing experience. SpyderTV PRO scientifically measures contrast, brightness, color, tint, color temperature presets and cuts/gains on your Display and helps you make the necessary adjustments to dramatically improve your picture quality. SpyderTV PRO also includes the ColorVision Spyder2 PRO software -- the professional's choice for computer monitor calibration. SpyderTV PRO supports front projectors, plasma, RPTV, DLP, LCD, LCoS, CRT TVs and LCD, CRT and laptop computer monitors. Spyder2 Pro is advanced monitor calibration software that delivers accurate on-screen color, true-to-life flesh tones, and flawless shadowdetail and highlights. Pro-level features include multiple monitor calibration and matching, custom targeting, and curves manipulation. With the calibration of front projectors, increased reporting capabilities and BONUS computer monitor calibration software; SpyderTV PRO is designed to provide advanced users with a great display calibration solution for the perfect viewing experience on all display technologies. Multiple Monitor Calibration and Matching』
IPhone 3G used's review (Great DVD) 『This is a great DVD. I have been playing, uh, less than one week! Okay, that doesn't make me an expert. Then, again, it does make me an "authority" on beginning drum videos (as compared to trainging videos of all other sorts). This video is the best of about five that I have tried. I believe it has been superceded by "Getting Started on Drums", which I also plan to try, also by Tommy Igoe (many more reviews there). This is good stuff.』
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